A. Off-street loading berths shall be provided on the same lot as the use the berths serve and shall not occupy the front yard of the lot;

B. No loading berth shall be located closer than 25 feet to a residential lot line unless screened by shrubbery or a fence or a combination thereof, any one of which must be approved by the planning director;

C. Each loading berth shall be designed with access to a street or alley in a manner that does not permit undue interference with traffic movement on the public street or alley;

D. Each required loading berth shall be at least 10 feet by 25 feet in size and 18 feet in height and shall provide 85 feet of direct access uninterrupted by any change in horizontal or vertical direction between the loading dock and the street;

E. Each loading berth surface and access area shall be improved with portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete paving to the standards established by the city public works director;

F. Areas set aside for off-street loading berths shall not be considered as satisfying the requirements for off-street parking space and shall not be used for vehicle repairs or servicing;

G. No approach to loading docks shall exceed a seven percent slope;

H. All or part of the off-street loading requirements may be met by loading facilities within the buildings. (Ord. 573 § 2, 1990).