TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING
CHAPTER 14-1400. PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES
§14-1405. Off-Street Loading. [291]
(1) Off-street Loading in All Districts except "RC-4,"
"C-4" and "C-5" : In every district except the "RC-4" Residential, "C-4"
Commercial and "C-5" Commercial Districts, every building erected after the
effective date of this ordinance, on a property abutting two or more streets,
which is arranged, intended, or designed to be used for office purposes,
hospital, institution, or for a hotel, which has an aggregate gross floor area
of one hundred thousand or more square feet arranged, intended or designed for
such use, shall have loading spaces in accordance with the following
table:
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Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.)
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Spaces
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100,000-- 150,000
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1
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150,001-- 400,000
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2
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400,001-- 660,000
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3
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660,001-- 970,000
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4
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970,001--1,300,000
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5
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For each additional 350,000 sq. ft. over 1,300,000, one
additional space. Such loading spaces which are located in the open-air shall
not be considered as part of occupied area of the lot.
(2) Off-Street
Loading in "RC" Residential Districts. In every "RC" Residential District except
the "RC-4" Residential District, every building erected after the effective date
of this ordinance, on a property abutting two or more streets, which is
arranged, intended, or designed to be used or occupied for any commercial use
permitted in these districts and which has an aggregate gross floor area of
twenty thousand or more square feet, shall have loading spaces in accordance
with the following table; provided, that these provisions shall only be
applicable to the gross floor area of said building which is used for commercial
purposes and listed in each "RC" Residential District:
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Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.)
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Spaces
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20,000-- 40,000
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1
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40,001--100,000
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2
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100,001--160,000
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3
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160,001--240,000
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4
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240,001--320,000
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5
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For each additional 90,000 sq. ft. over 320,000, one
additional space. Such loading spaces which are located in the open-air shall
not be considered as part of the occupied area of the
lot.
[292] (3) Off-Street Loading in
Commercial Districts: In every Commercial District except the "C-4" Commercial
and "C-5" Commercial Districts, every building erected after the effective date
of this ordinance, on a property abutting two or more streets, which is
arranged, intended, or designed to be used or occupied for uses permitted in
these districts, except residential or institutional uses, and which has an
aggregate gross floor area of twenty thousand or more square feet arranged,
intended or designed for such use, shall have loading spaces in accordance with
the following table:
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Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.)
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Spaces
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20,000-- 40,000
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1
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40,001--100,000
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2
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100,001--160,000
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3
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160,001--240,000
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4
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240,001--320,000
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5
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For each additional 90,000 sq. ft. over 320,000, one
additional space. Such loading spaces which are located in the open-air shall
not be considered as part of the occupied area of the
lot.
(4) Off-street Loading in Industrial Districts: In every Industrial
District, every building erected after the effective date of this ordinance, on
a property abutting two or more streets, which is arranged, intended, or
designed to be used or occupied for the uses permitted by right or by the Zoning
Board of Adjustment Certificate in the district, and which has an aggregate
gross floor area of 10,000 or more square feet arranged, intended, or designed
for such use, shall have loading space in accordance with the following
table:
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Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.)
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Spaces
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10,000-- 20,000
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1
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20,001-- 40,000
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2
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40,001-- 60,000
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3
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60,001-- 80,000
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4
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80,001--100,000
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5
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For each additional 50,000 sq. ft. over 100,000, one
additional space. Such loading spaces which are located in the open-air shall
not be considered as part of the occupied area of the lot.
(5) Where
such loading spaces do not adjoin the street, convenient access to such space
shall be provided. Such access shall be at least 12 feet in
width.
(6) Access driveways across footways of property abutting on
public highways shall be subject to the approval of the Department of Streets.
The requirements of this section shall not apply to locations for which driveway
approaches are disapproved by the Department of Streets.
(7) The size of
an off-street loading space shall be as defined in the individual districts,
provided, that when the individual districts do not define the size of an
off-street loading space, it shall be as defined in § 14-102(48) of this
Title.