§ 21-406. Location of berths; screening.

(a)

All loading berths shall be located on the same zoning Lot as the use served. All loading berths for new construction shall be completely screened from the right-of-way and adjacent properties by building walls, a uniformly painted solid fence, wall, or structural gates or door, or any combination thereof, or landscaping not less than eight feet in height.

(b)

All existing loading berths shall be screened from the public right-of-way and adjacent properties as follows:

(1)

Such screening may include structural gates or doors; nonstructural screens, fencing, walls, gates or doors; or landscaping a minimum of eight feet in height.

(2)

The owner, manager or operator of each hotel or condominium or apartment building currently failing to provide the appropriate screening, shall, within 90 days of the effective date of this section, submit an application and appropriate plans to the Architectural Review Board providing for compliance with this section.

(3)

Installation/construction and/or implementation of the approved plans, complying with this Section, must be complete no later than 90 days after the approval of such plans by the Architectural Review Board.

(c)

All loading berth gates or doors, whether structural or non-structural, shall remain closed at all times except as necessary for active delivery or Garbage and Trash removal.

(d)

No permitted or required loading berth shall be located within 30 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two Streets.

(e)

No loading berth shall be located in a required front Setback area. Any loading berth located in a required side Setback area may be open to the sky, provided it is effectively screened from the abutting Lot.

(Ord. No. 169, § 8-1, 6-29-74; Ord. No. 583, § 4, 7-21-15)