[Ord. No. O-25-2018, 7-12-2018; amended 8-8-2023 by Ord. No. O-11-2023]
a. 
A loading berth shall be at least 40 feet long and 14 feet wide and have 14 feet of overhead clearance.
b. 
A loading space shall be at least 20 feet long and 10 feet wide and have 14 feet of overhead clearance.
[Ord. No. O-25-2018, 7-12-2018; amended 8-8-2023 by Ord. No. O-11-2023]
Loading berths shall be so located as to minimize on-site truck traffic, and facilitate ingress and egress, and so as not to obstruct or interfere with the use of required parking spaces, pedestrian crosswalks or on-site traffic safety.
[Ord. No. O-25-2018, 7-12-2018; amended 8-8-2023 by Ord. No. O-11-2023]
a. 
Loading spaces may be marked out in the same way as parking spaces, and shall be located within 50 feet of the freight entrance. If no designated freight entrance is provided, the loading spaces shall be located within 50 feet of the primary entrance.
b. 
All loading docks shall be screened from the street through the incorporation of planting buffers, walls, and gates, and shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from any adjacent street. Walls and gates shall be designed to match the architectural character of the primary building. Concrete masonry unit/cinder block wall veneers are not permitted. Planting buffers shall be a minimum of three feet wide, and shall be planted to provide 50% opacity up to eight feet in height within five years.