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34.100 Table 34-2 from truck loading•and/or unloading.. in no instance shall the traffic engineer be authorized to allow the loading Gross Floor Area Number of Berths and/or unloading of trucks to occur on public,,streets. 5.000 to 20.000 sq. ft. I F. Where loading berths are located within one hun= 20,000 to 50.000 sq. ft. ? dred feet of areas zoned for residential use.the applicant 50,000 to 100.000 sq. ft. 3 shall provide measures necessary to reduce noise and Above 100,000 sq. ft. 1 for each additional visual impacts from the commercial area. Noise mitiga- 50,000 sq. ft. tion measures may include architectural or structural bar- tiers, berms. walls or a restriction on the hours of • B. Every hotel,office building, restaurant. assembly operation, if necessary to meet the requirements of the structure or similar use shall provide truck loading and city's noise ordinance. (Ord. 2538-01 § 36. 2001; Ord. unloading berths according to the following standards, 2397-99§ 59. 1999:Ord. 1671-89(part). 1989.1 except in the B-3 zone or when such use is being reviewed using a.review process which involves either the hearing 34.100 Maintenance. examiner or city council as set forth in EMC Title 15, Failure to maintain the required off-street parking and Local Project Review Procedures: loading areas in accordance with the requirements of this section shall constitute a violation of this title.(Ord._1671- Aggregate Gross 89(part). 1989.) Floor Area Number of Berths • .20,000 to 50.000 sq. ft. 1 50.000 to 100.000 sq. ft. Above 100.000 sq. ft. t for each additional 50,000 sq. ft. C. For uses with a smaller floor area than the mini- mum listed in subsections A or B of this section, for uses in the B-3 zone or for uses being reviewed using the hear- ing examiner review process as set forth in EMC Title 15, Local Project Review Procedures, the traffic engineer shall be authorized to require loading space as necessary to provide for the safe and efficient delivery of merchan- dise or materials to the specific uses within the building to assure that required off-street parking areas and public right-of-way are protected from unsafe conditions result- ing from truck loading and unloading. D. Berths required by this section shall be a minimum of ten feet wide, thirty feet long and have unobstructed vertical clearance of fourteen feet. Berths shall be pro- vided in such a manner so as not to obstruct free traffic movement and driver vision on public rights-of-way. Access to required berths shall be from an alley where one exists. Off-street truck loading areas shall be separated = from off-street parking areas.Truck loading and unload- ,' ing areas shall be surfaced with concrete or asphaltic con- crete. E. Modification of Off-street Loading Requirements. The requirements of subsections A,B and D of this section may be modified by the traffic engineer. to order to grant a modification to the requirement of subsections A, B or D, the traffic engineer shall require the applicant to pro- vide sufficient information to demonstrate that the method of providing loading/unloading for a particular use,build- ing or site will be sufficient to assure that required off- street parking areas,public right-of-way and surrounding properties are protected from unsafe conditions resulting 704-261 tEvrntit 1.0'1 7