A. Dimensions.
1. Each off-street loading space’s minimum area, excluding area for maneuvering, shall be eight hundred square feet. Where semi-trailers are prohibited, the minimum area shall be reduced to three hundred square feet.
2. Each outdoor loading bay area’s minimum dimensions shall be twelve feet wide and twenty-five feet long. At no time shall any part of a truck or van be allowed to extend into a public thoroughfare or right-of-way while the truck or van is being loaded or unloaded. If the outdoor loading area is covered but not totally enclosed, the minimum height of the outdoor loading bay area shall be fourteen feet.
B. Maneuvering Space. Adequate off-street truck maneuvering space shall be provided on site and not within any public street right-of-way or other public lands.
C. Location. All loading areas are required to be located on the same lot as the building or lot served by the loading area.
D. Blocking Access. Blocking access to loading spaces or parking spaces is prohibited. Permanent or moveable structures of any type, including trash receptacles or compactors, shall be prohibited from parking, loading or access areas.
E. Fire Exit or Emergency Access. Off-street loading facilities shall be designed so as not to interfere with any fire exits or emergency access facilities to either a building or site. (Ord. 1495-96 § 3(part), 1996).