15.04.260 Loading requirements.
The number, size and other requirements for off-street loading spaces shall be as specified below. Where the use of the premises is not specifically mentioned, loading requirements shall be determined by the Town Manager based on requirements for similar uses, expected demand generated by the proposed use, and other information from appropriate traffic engineering and planning criteria.
A. A minimum loading area of three hundred (300) square feet shall be provided for all commercial or industrial uses that have a building area in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet, with the exception of office and similar uses.
B. A driveway designed for continuous forward flow of passenger vehicles for the purpose of loading and unloading children shall be located on the site of any school having a capacity greater than twenty-five (25) students.
C. Buildings or structures to be built or substantially altered which receive and distribute material or merchandise by truck shall provide and maintain off-street loading berths in sufficient number and size to adequately handle the needs of the particular use.
D. No loading area for an existing use shall be eliminated unless the required loading area is reestablished.
E. Off-street parking areas used to fulfill the requirements of this article shall not be used for loading and unloading operations except during periods of the day when not required to take care of parking needs. (Ord. 711 §1 (Exh. A), 2017)