A. An off-street loading space having access to a public thoroughfare shall be required adjacent to each business building thereafter erected or enlarged if the use of such building entails deliveries or shipments to or from it. Such loading space shall be of adequate size to accommodate the number and size of vehicles simultaneously loaded and/or unloaded in connection with the business conducted in such building. Loading spaces shall be located so that vehicles to be loaded or unloaded shall not obstruct pedestrian or other vehicle traffic movement or project into any public right-of-way. All loading space areas shall be separated from required parking areas and shall be designated as vehicle loading spaces.

B. Any lighting used in association with loading areas shall be directed onto the loading area only and shall not intrude onto adjacent properties. Loading areas serving businesses that are located adjacent to a less intensive zone than that in which the business is located, or are located adjacent to a public use area such as a street, sidewalk, park, or trail, shall be landscaped to provide a buffer between the loading area and the adjacent zone or public use. Said landscaping shall conform to the requirements of BMC 12.16.090 and Chapter 12.18 BMC. (Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1798 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1629 § 1, 1996).