Off-street parking and loading requirements
have been established to:
A.
Provide adequate parking and loading facilities for
all permitted structures and uses.
B.
Reduce traffic congestion on the streets, thereby
maintaining traffic flow, increasing public safety and convenience
and facilitating emergency access.
C.
Minimize the amount of impervious coverage to prevent
undesirable effects upon the environment, such as the alteration of
drainage patterns, groundwater recharge areas and microclimatic conditions.
B.
General provisions.
(1)
Construction and maintenance. All parking areas required
by this section shall be constructed and maintained for as long as
the structure or use which they are designed to serve remains in existence.
(2)
Location of required parking spaces.
(a)
Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the principal use, unless otherwise provided in Subsection D below.
(b)
Off-street parking shall be located in back
of the front building line, with access to a street or alley or to
an approved driveway. Where such access is to a major or minor collector
street, adequate turnaround space should be provided on the lot.
(c)
Off-street parking spaces shall be located outside
of a public right-of-way.
(3)
Parking area use restrictions.
C.
Number of parking spaces required. The parking space requirements in the following table apply to all structures and uses in the City of Coatesville, except as provided for in § 224-64D and E. When determining the number of parking spaces required for a structure or use, the following standards shall apply:
[Amended 4-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1047-97]
(1)
Where a choice of standards is listed as an "or" condition,
the greater amount applies.
(2)
Where the results are listed as a fraction, the number
of parking spaces required is rounded to the next highest whole number.
(3)
Requirements expressed in square footage, including
indoor and outdoor facilities, refer to gross leasable area (gla).
(NOTE:"Gross leasable area" is the total floor area designed for tenant
occupancy and exclusive use, including basements, mezzanines and upper
floors, if any, expressed in square feet.)
(4)
Where a proposed structure or use includes more than
one type of use, regardless of whether each use is listed in the table
below, the number of parking spaces required shall be the sum of the
parking requirements for each separate use.
(5)
Where a use is not specifically listed in the table
below, the requirements for the most similar use listed in the table
shall apply.
(6)
No required off-street loading area shall be used
to satisfy the parking requirements listed in the table below.
|
Type of Structure or Use
(spaces)
|
Parking Requirement
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|---|---|---|---|
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Residential
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Single-family detached
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2 per unit
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Single-family semidetached
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2 per unit
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Single-family attached
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2 per unit
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Multifamily
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Efficiency/studio
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1 per unit
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1 bedroom
|
1.5 per unit
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2 or more bedrooms
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2 per unit
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|
Multifamily developments consisting of 50 or
more dwelling units
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Parking requirement shall be increased by 15%
to provide for visitor parking.
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Residential conversion
|
As required by § 224-61
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Rooming House
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1 per unit available for rent.
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Commercial
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Motel
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1 per unit available for rent, plus the number
of spaces required for ancillary uses
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Hotel
|
1 per unit available for rent, plus the number
of spaces required for ancillary uses
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|
Movie theater
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1 per 4 seats
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Restaurant
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1 per 200 square feet (gla), plus 1 space per
3 employees on largest shift
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Restaurant, fast-food
|
1 per 100 square feet (gla), plus 1 per 3 employees
on largest shift
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|
Restaurant, drive-through
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1 per 100 square feet (gla), plus 1 per 3 employees
on largest shift
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|
Retail store
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1 per 250 square feet
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Retail center
|
(gla). Where an establishment is greater than
1 floor, floors other than the one closest to ground level shall be
computed at 1 per 400 square feet
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Retail complex
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Variety store
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Department store
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1 per 75 square feet of store sales floor area
or other area serving customers
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Funeral home/mortuary
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1 per 400 square feet (gla)
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Indoor commercial recreation
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1 per 200 square feet (gla)
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Health/recreation spa
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1 per 200 square feet (gla)
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Tavern
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1 per 200 square feet (gla), plus 1 per
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3 employees on largest shift
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Nightclub
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1 per 200 square feet (gla), plus 1 per
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Private club
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Adult entertainment use
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3 employees on largest shift
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Amusement hall/arcade
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Day-care center
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1 per caregiver, plus 1 for up to 6 children
and 1 additional for each 3 children thereafter
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|
Auto sales
|
1 per every 200 square feet of floor and ground
area devoted to sales and accessory service use, plus 1 for each employee
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Auto service
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1 per pump, plus 2 stacking spaces per pump,
plus 2 per bay
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|
Watering and gambling establishment
|
20 per every 1,000 square feet of gross floor
area, plus 1 per each employee on largest shift
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|
Office
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Financial institution
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1 per 200 square feet (gla)
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|
Office
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1 per 250 square feet (gla)
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Government building/facility
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1 per 250 square feet (gla)
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|
Medical clinic
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1 per 250 square feet (gla)
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Veterinary/animal hospital
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1 per 250 square feet (gla)
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Public/institutional
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Life-care facility
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1 per dwelling unit, plus 1 per 3 beds, plus
1 per employee on largest shift
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Group quarters
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1 per 3 residents, plus 1 per employee on largest
shift
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|
Institution
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1 per 3 beds, plus 1 per employee on largest
shift
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|
Hospital
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1 per 3 beds, plus
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1 per employee on largest shift
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Library
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1 per 300 square feet
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Museum/gallery
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1 per 300 square feet
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Church/religious use
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1 per 4 seats or 1 per 8 linear feet of pews
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Playhouse
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1 per 4 seats
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Indoor public recreation
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1 per 200 square feet (gla)
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Active recreation
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1 per 5,000 square feet of playing field area
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Mass transit terminal
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Bus and charter bus passenger station
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1 per 200 square feet (gla)
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Railroad passenger station
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1 per 150 square feet (gla)
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School
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Elementary and secondary
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1 per classroom, (nonprofit) plus 1 per 500
square feet devoted to administrative use, plus 1 per 15 students
in grades 10 through 12
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University, college and
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1 per 3 students professional school plus 1
per 500 square feet devoted to administrative use
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Manufacturing
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Light industry/business
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2 per 1,000 square feet (gla)
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Light industrial center
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2 per 1,000 square feet (gla)
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Manufacturing
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2 per 1,000 square feet (gla)
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Industrial park
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2 per 1,000 square feet (gla)
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Distribution/ warehouse/ storage
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1 per 1,000 square feet (gla)
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|
Recycling center
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2 per 1,000 square feet (gla)
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D.
Off-street parking alternatives.
(1)
On-street and public parking credit. Aside from a
separate parcel being utilized for off-site parking in accordance
with Section (2), below, on-street parking or a public parking lot
can be credited towards the off-street parking requirements in accordance
with the following provisions:
(a)
Only commercial, professional, office, or similar
and related uses within the RN-4, C-1, C-2 and PS districts shall
be permitted to count on-street or public parking towards the off-street
parking requirements. All other uses shall utilize off-street parking
facilities on the same parcel as the proposed use.
(b)
A maximum of 40% of on-street or public parking
spaces may be counted towards meeting off-street parking requirements,
provided that the spaces can be accessed without pedestrians crossing
arterial or collector streets and the spaces are located within 400
feet of the building entrance regularly used by patrons.
(c)
In the RN-4, C-1, C-2 and PS Districts, nonresidential
uses meeting the criteria listed below shall be permitted to solely
utilize on-street or public parking to meet their parking requirements:
(2)
Off-site parking lots. The number of required parking
spaces may be located off-site within an existing parking area, provided
that:
(a)
The number of parking spaces required for all
structures and uses may be accommodated in the lot.
(b)
Pedestrian walkways or sidewalks for pedestrian
safety are available.
(c)
The lot is on the same side of a road or highway
as the principal structure or use and within 400 feet of the principal
use. This distance shall be measured as the shortest distance a pedestrian
must walk from the off-site parking lot to a public entrance of the
building.
(d)
An agreement is established which includes,
at a minimum, an easement which authorizes use of the tract permanently
for parking and assigns maintenance responsibilities.
(e)
Any subsequent change in use of any establishment
with shared parking requires proof that sufficient parking will be
available. Additional legal documentation shall be provided to the
City of Coatesville where such a change is not covered by the initial
legal agreement.
(3)
Parking reserve area.
(a)
In order to prevent the establishment of a greater
number of parking spaces than may actually be needed, the City Council
may grant permission to reserve construction of a percentage of the
total required number of parking spaces required by this chapter for
future parking needs consideration.
(b)
In all cases where a percentage of the parking
requirement will be held in reserve, the actual area needed to fulfill
the parking space requirement shall be shown within the design on
the land development plan. Reserve areas shall be restricted from
development other than for parking purposes.
(c)
In no case shall the required number of parking
spaces held in reserve be greater than 20% of the total required number
of parking spaces.
(d)
The parking reserve area shall not include areas
for required buffer yards, setbacks or yard areas, required common
open space or areas which would otherwise be unsuitable for parking
spaces due to physical or environmental constraints of the area.
(e)
The City Council may require that additional
parking spaces be constructed, in accordance with this article, where
the Council determines that the spaces are necessary due to traffic
congestion or parking overflow on the site.
(f)
In the event that the total number of parking
spaces are not required by the City Council, land not used for parking
areas shall remain as open space and shall be deed restricted if necessary.
(4)
Payment in lieu of providing off-street parking.
[Added 4-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1047-97]
(a)
Whenever the off-street parking required in § 224-64C cannot be provided because of the nonavailability of space on a lot in the RN-4, C-1, C-2 and/or PS Districts for a new building or structure, or for a structural addition to an existing building or structure, City Council, upon written application, may permit the payment of a fee by the applicant in lieu of the applicant's providing such required off-street parking. The fee to be charged shall be a fee per space in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by Council and on file at the administrative offices of the City and payable in accordance with administrative policies established by City Council.
(b)
All fees collected hereunder and all interest
earned thereon shall be placed in the Parking Facilities Fund to be
established by City Council, and such funds shall be used only for
studies relating to parking and parking facilities, the acquisition
and/or lease of land and the improvement or maintenance of municipally
owned or leased off-street parking facilities. Such collected fees
shall be expended for the purposes set forth herein within 10 years
of the receipt thereof.
E.
Modification of required parking spaces. An applicant may request, through the special exception process, that the number of parking spaces required in Subsection C above be modified according to the following procedure:
[Amended 4-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1047-97]
(1)
The applicant shall appear before the Planning Commission
and present any plans, materials or other information which proves:
(a)
That the parking requirements are excessive
for the proposed use, based on a study prepared by a professional
transportation engineer, including documentation from authoritative
sources such as from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
and/or the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
(b)
That a plan is in place describing employee
or customer/client trip-reduction strategies, in accordance with the
provisions of the 1990 Federal Clean Air Act and amendments and state
programs created to implement the federal guidelines.
(c)
That the structure or use will be supported
primarily by nondrivers, including but not limited to those using
mass transit, bicyclists, pedestrians and children, based on a study
prepared by a professional transportation engineer.
(2)
The Planning Commission shall submit a recommendation
to the Zoning Hearing Board concerning the approval or disapproval
of the request and the reasons for such decision.
(3)
The Zoning Hearing Board may reduce the number of
spaces required for the proposed use or development; however, the
Zoning Hearing Board shall not reduce the number of parking spaces
required by more than 20%.
A.
Applicability. Off-street loading facilities shall
be provided for structures or uses which require the delivery or distribution
of materials, supplies, merchandise or other goods, in accordance
with the provisions of this section.
B.
General provisions.
(1)
Construction and maintenance. All off-street loading
berths required by this section shall be constructed and maintained
for as long as the structure or use which they are designed to serve
remains in existence.
(2)
Size.
(a)
For those structures or uses which are served
by pickup trucks and vans for loading, the minimum size for each loading
berth shall be 10 feet in width and 20 feet in length, with minimum
vertical clearance of 12 feet.
(b)
For those structures or uses which are served
by vehicles larger than those specified in Subsection A(2)(a) above,
the minimum size for each loading berth shall be 12 feet in width
and 45 feet in length, with a minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet.
(c)
A loading space, as required in Subsection C below need not be a full berth but shall be sufficient to allow normal loading and unloading of a kind and magnitude appropriate to the premises served. The City Council shall determine the sufficiency of loading space, and in no case shall the use of such space hinder the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians over a street, sidewalk or alley.
(3)
Location.
(a)
All loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use served, and no portion of the vehicles shall project into any traffic lane, parking space, driveway or sidewalk or within front, side or rear yard setbacks, except as provided in Subsection D below.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection D below, areas provided for loading and unloading of delivery trucks and other vehicles and for the servicing of shops by refuse collection, fuels and other service vehicles shall be so arranged that they may be used without blocking traffic or interfering with vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the use of accessways, parking facilities or pedestrianways. In addition, ingress and egress shall not require backing onto a street or lot.
(4)
Access. All off-street loading berths shall be provided
with safe and convenient access to a street or alley or from an aisle
or drive connecting with a street or alley.
(5)
Surfacing. The loading area, aisles and access drives
shall be improved so as to provide a durable, dustless surface and
shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of surface water without
damage to private or public properties, streets or alleys.
(6)
Repair and service. No storage or motor vehicle repair
work, except in an emergency, shall be permitted within any loading
berth.
C.
Number of required berths. The off-street loading
requirements in the following table apply to all structures and uses
in the City of Coatesville. When determining the number of berths
required for a structure or use, the following standards shall apply:
(1)
If the results are listed as a fraction, the number
of parking spaces required is rounded to the next highest whole number.
(2)
Requirements expressed in square footage refer to
gross floor area, unless otherwise specified (including indoor and
outdoor facilities).
(3)
Where a proposed structure or use includes more than one type of use, regardless of whether each use is listed in the table below, the number of parking spaces required shall be the sum of the parking requirements for each separate use, except as provided in Subsection C(5) below.
(4)
Where more than one use is located on a site and the
gross floor area of each use is less than the minimum required but
the aggregate gross floor area is greater than the minimum for which
loading berths are required, off-street loading berths shall be provided
using the standard requiring the greatest number of loading berths.
(5)
Where a use is not specifically listed in the table
below, the requirements for the most similar use listed in the table
shall apply.
|
Type of Use
|
Size
(square feet)
|
Number of Berths Required
|
|---|---|---|
|
Wholesale and industrial
|
Less than 10,000
|
1 loading space
|
|
Retail and ground-floor nonresidential
|
Less than 20,000
|
1 loading space
|
|
Retail
|
Greater than 20,000
|
1 berth per 20,000 square feet
|
|
Office buildings, hospitals, hotels and motels
|
Greater than 100,000
|
1 berth per 100,000 square feet
|
|
Wholesale, industrial and storage
|
10,000 to 40,000
|
1 berth
|
|
40,001 to 100,000
|
2 berths
| |
|
100,001 to 160,000
|
3 berths
| |
|
160,001 to 250,000
|
4 berths
| |
|
Each additional 90,000
|
1 additional berth
|
D.
Off-street loading alternatives.
(1)
Use of public alleys and streets. The City Council
may approve the use of public alleys and streets for loading and unloading,
provided that the following conditions are met:
(2)
Common off-street loading facilities. Required off-street
loading spaces may be provided cooperatively for two or more uses,
provided that the following conditions are met:
(a)
The structure or use is within the C-1, C-2
or PS District.
(b)
Loading and unloading will be conducted in an
existing structure or between existing structures which are adjacent
to the property.
(c)
The uses being served are within the same structure.
(d)
The applicant demonstrates that loading and
unloading may be conducted without blocking or interfering with vehicular
and pedestrian traffic.
(e)
An agreement is established which includes,
at a minimum, language which authorizes use of the off-street loading
facility and assigns maintenance responsibilities.
(f)
Any subsequent change in use of any establishment
with shared off-street loading facilities requires proof that sufficient
loading facilities will be available. Additional legal documentation
shall be provided to the City of Coatesville where such a change is
not covered by the initial legal agreement.
