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Timestamp: 2019-12-06 08:39:13
Document Index: 37805337

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14', '§ 14']

Philadelphia | § 14-806. Off-Street Loading. | Rabbit Crowd Library
Table 14-806-1: Off-Street Loading {For a printable PDF version, click HERE}
Office, Hospital, Public, Civic, and Institutional, Visitor Accommodation, or Residential
400,001 - 660,000
660,001 - 970,000
970,001 - 1,300,000
1 additional space per each additional 350,000 sq. ft.
100,001 - 160,000
160,001 - 240,000
240,001 - 320,000
1 additional space per each additional 90,000 sq. ft.
1 additional space per each additional 50,000 sq. ft.
(a) Required Spaces.
(.1) Properties in an area bounded by Chancellor Street, 16th Street, St James Street, and 17th Street, where no loading shall be required, provided that the provisions of this § 14-806(2)(a)(.1) shall expire on December 31, 2017.
Table 14-806-2: Off-Street Loading in RMX-3, CMX-4, and CMX-5 {For a printable PDF version, click HERE}
150,001- 400,000
1 additional space per each additional 400,000 sq. ft.
160,001-240,000
(b) Minimum Dimensions.
Table 14-806-3: Required Loading Space Dimensions {For a printable PDF version, click HERE}
10 ft. wide, 40 ft. long, 14 ft. high
11 ft. wide, 60 ft. long, 14 ft. high
10 ft. wide, 30 ft. long, 14 ft. high
(c) Enclosed Structure Required.
(d) Ingress and Egress.
(.1) Each individual loading space or group of loading spaces shall be limited to one two-way curb cut with a maximum width of 24 ft. on the street frontage or two one-way curb cuts with a maximum width of 16 ft. on each street frontage; provided that, for curb cuts on the south side of Fairmount Avenue, between Broad Street and Thirteenth Street, on lots designated "CMX-4," the 24 ft. maximum width shall not apply to a two-way curb cut and a maximum of two two-way curb cuts shall be allowed if the curb cuts are intended to be used for a mixed use development with at least 50,000 gross sq. ft. of space for retail use.
(.2) As an exception to § 14-806(2)(d)(.1), when the loading spaces or their access drives have direct access to a street of less than 40 ft. wide, there shall not be a limit imposed on the size of the curb cut(s) to that street. Driveways that cross the public sidewalk must be at the same level as the sidewalk. The driveway material must change at the building line to demarcate the transition to the sidewalk. Sidewalks should be visually continuous across driveways to indicate pedestrians have the right-of-way.
(e) Common Loading.
(f) Trash Storage.
(a) Where off-street loading spaces do not adjoin the street, convenient access at least 12 ft. wide to each space shall be provided.
(b) Access driveways across sidewalks shall be subject to the approval of the Streets Department.
(c) Each required off-street loading space shall be at least 11 ft. wide, 60 ft. long, and have at least 14 ft. of unobstructed height unless otherwise stated in another provision of this Zoning Code for a specific location.
(d) No required off-street loading space may be located in a required front setback or rear or side yard area.
(a) Subject to the determination of the Commission and the Streets Department that the proposed adjustments would provide an adequate number of off-street loading spaces for the proposed use and are necessary given certain constraints that would preclude the provision of loading as required in this § 14-806 (Off-Street Loading), one or more of the following adjustments may be permitted to the off-street loading requirements of this § 14-806 (Off-Street Loading).
(.1) A reduction in the number of required off-street loading spaces by no more than two loading spaces, except at least one required off-street loading space shall be provided.
(.2) A reduction in the required loading space width for one or more required off-street loading spaces such that each required off-street loading space shall be at least 10 ft. wide.
(.3) A reduction in the required loading space length for one or more required off-street loading spaces such that each required off-street loading space shall be at least 30 ft. long.
(.4) An increase in the maximum width of any curb cut otherwise permitted for off-street loading by no more than 12 ft.
(b) The applicant shall provide the Commission and Streets Department with any requested documentation of those constraints that would preclude the provision of loading as required in this § 14-806 (Off-Street Loading) before the approval of any adjustment under § 14-806(4)(a).