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SEcTION: 15 OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS SEcTION: 15 OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS

15.5 LOADING AND UNLOADING BAYS 15.5.2 Industrial plants shall provide one off-street loading and
unloading space per 1800.0 square meters of floor area. Each
Off-Street Loading: every building or structure used for business, trade,
or industry that normally requires truck loading or unloading with respect loading space shall be minimum of 4.0 meters wide and 15.0
to the use, shall provide space as herein indicated for the loading and meters with 5.0 meters clearance height. (figure -66 and 67)
unloading of vehicles off street or public area. Off- street loading and 15.5.3 Trucking terminals shall provide one off-street loading and
unloading space shall be in addition to and not considered as meeting unloading space per 450.0 square meters of total floor area used
a part of the requirement for off-street parking space. Off-street loading for storage, warehousing, and shipping. Loading maneuvering
and unloading space shall not be designed, intended or constructed to be space shall be a minimum of 4.0 meters wide and 2.0 meters
used in a manner to obstruct or interfere with the free use of any street long space with 5.0 meters clearance height.
or adjoining property. The minimum off-street loading and unloading
maneuvering space required for specific uses shall be as follows: 15.5.4 Any other required off-street loading area shall have the following
15.5.1 Retail business and service establishments shall provide one minimum dimensions, 3.0 meters width, 12.0 meters length and
off-street loading, unloading and maneuvering space at least 4.0 meters height. (figure -67)
3.0 meters wide and 12.0 meters long with 4.0 meters clearance
height (figure -67) X(Minimum) Y Minimum
(meter)
(meter)
12.0 4.0
Loding Platform
15.0 5.0
Adjustable Height 20.0 5.0
Loading Bay
Y Clearance height
≥ 4.0 m

≥ 4.0 m
≥4.0 m
X
≥ 4.0 m ≥6.5 m overall length

Figure-67 Headroom Criteria for Covered Loading Decks
≥ 4.0 m
15.5.5 For trucks and other heavy vehicles, shallow parking angle of 30
to 45 degrees are generally appropriate with aisle widths being
dependent on the design vehicles but typically around 15.0 to
≥ 11.4 m ≥ 3.0 m 15.0 m
Overall Length 20.0 meters.
≥ 4.0 m
Overall Width Required = W ≥ 6.5 m Minimum turning radii for heavy vehicles of 15.0 meters long
(90°) angle shall be as per (figure -68).
Figure-66 Loading / Unloading Area with ( 90°) For other types of trucks minimum turning radii shall be as per
Maneuvering for 15.0 meters Long Trucks international standards.

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