Highlighted below: 6 of 8 extracted standards. Sections and highlights carry their own anchors. The rest quote wording that differs from this rendering of the text.
Petersburg City Zoning Code#
ARTICLE 1 - TITLE#
ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE#
ARTICLE 3 - DEFINITIONS#
ARTICLE 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT MAPS#
ARTICLE 4A - "A" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 5 - "R-1A" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 6 - "R-1" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 7 - "R-2" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 7A - "RMH" RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOMES DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 8 - "R-3" TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 9 - "R-4" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 10 - "R-5" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 11 - "R-6" HIGH RISE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 12 - "RTH" RESIDENTIAL TOWN HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 13 - "RB" OFFICE-APARTMENT DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 14 - "B-1" SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 15 - "B-2" GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 16 - "B-3" CENTRAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 17 - "M-1" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 18 - "M-2" HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 18.1 - "MXD-1" MIXED USE DISTRICT#
ARTICLE 18.2 - "MXD-2" MIXED USE DISTRICT#
ARTICLE 18.3 - "MXD-3" MIXED USE DISTRICT#
ARTICLE 18.4 - "ERC" ENTERTAINMENT AND RESORT CASINO DISTRICT#
ARTICLE 19 - OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS#
ARTICLE 20 - OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS#
Section 1. - [Purpose.]#
Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally altered to the extent of increasing the floor area by 50 percent or more, or any building is hereafter converted, for the uses listed in column 1 of the chart below, when such buildings contain the floor areas specified in column 2, accessory off-street loading spaces shall be provided as required in column 3 or as required in subsequent sections of this article:
| Column 1 — Use or Uses (Category) | Column 2 — Floor Areas (Square Feet) | Column 3 — Loading Spaces (Requirement) |
|---|---|---|
| Retail store, department store, eating and drinking establishment, funeral home or mortuary, wholesale house, warehouse, repair, general service, manufacturing or industrial establishment | 5,000–15,000 | One |
| 15,001–25,000 | Two | |
| 25,001–50,000 | Three | |
| Each 50,000 or over 50,000 | One additional | |
| Hotel, hospital or similar institutions or places of public assembly | 5,000–10,000 | One |
| 10,001–50,000 | Two | |
| 50,001–100,000 | Three | |
| Each 100,000 over 100,000 | One additional | |
| Office or office building | 10,000–50,000 | One |
| 50,001–100,000 | Two | |
| Each 100,000 over 100,000 | One additional |
(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-89)
Section 2. - Interpretation of the chart.#
(1) The loading space requirements apply to all districts except the "B-1," Shopping Center District, where special requirements may be imposed, or "B-3," Central Commercial District.
(2) The loading requirements in this article do not limit special requirements which may be imposed in connection with special use permits (article 23) or special use exceptions (article 27).
(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)
Section 3. - Mixed uses in one building.#
Where a building is used for more than one use or for different uses, and where floor area for each use for which loading spaces is required is below the minimum for required loading spaces, the number of required loading spaces will be calculated using the aggregate floor area in the structure and the use for which the most spaces are required.§
(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)
Section 4. - Design standards.#
(1) A loading space, as defined in article 3, section 2, shall have minimum dimensions of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet and a minimum vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.§
(2) Loading spaces for a funeral home may be reduced in size to ten (10) by twenty-five (25) feet and vertical clearance reduced to eight (8) feet.§
(3) All spaces shall be provided and maintained with an all-weather surface.§
(4) Where loading spaces are illuminated, all sources of illumination shall be so shielded or directed as to prevent any direct reflection toward adjacent premises used or zoned for residential purposes.§
(5) All loading spaces shall be visually screened from any adjacent premises used or zoned for residential purposes. All such screening shall be sufficiently dense or opaque to screen the loading space(s) from such adjacent properties.§
(Ord. No. 89-89, 9-5-1989)