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 Fulton County
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix B. ZONING RESOLUTION
 Article XVIII. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

  § 18.6. Off-street loading.

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  • 18.6.1 Loading spaces required. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided as follows:

    Type of Use Gross Floor Area
    (Sq. Ft.)     		Loading Spaces
    Required
    Single retail establishment services 0 to 19,999
    20,000 to 49,999
    50,000 to 250,000
    Over 250,000     		None
    One
    Two
    Three
    Shopping centers 0 to 19,999
    20,000 to 49,999
    50,000 to 100,000
    Each additional 100,000     		None
    One
    Two
    One
    Office buildings,
    Apartment building over four stories,
    Hospitals, health care
    Establishments, hotels and motels     		0 to 999,999
    1,000,000 to 2,000,000
    More than 2,000,000     		None
    One
    Two
    Manufacturing,
    warehousing, wholesaling, etc.     		Up to 14,999
    15,000 to 39,999
    40,000 to 65,000
    Each additional 80,000     		One
    Two
    Three
    One
    Recycling centers 2 loading spaces measuring no less than 12 feet by 35 feet and having 14 feet of vertical clearance (Added 4/3/02)

     

    18.6.2 Design and arrangement of off-street loading areas. The following standards shall apply to off-street loading areas:

    A.

    A loading space shall measure no less than 12 feet by 35 feet and have 14 feet of vertical clearance.

    B.

    For any use required to furnish three or more loading spaces, at least one in every three shall measure no less than 12 feet by 55 feet.

    C.

    Maneuvering space shall not include required parking spaces or any portion of a public right-of-way.

    18.6.3 Off-street loading location limitations. Off-street loading spaces and maneuvering areas shall be located only in those portions of a lot where off-street parking areas are allowed with the following additional limitations:

    A.

    Industrial zoning districts: If the loading and maneuvering areas are across from, or adjacent to, any nonindustrial zoning district, a 50-foot landscaped strip shall be established, behind which the maneuvering and berth space may be located.

    B.

    Nonindustrial zoning districts: In the event that spaces and maneuvering areas are to be located in a yard adjacent to any established residential use, a 50-foot landscaped strip shall be established behind which the berths and maneuvering spaces may be located.