Casa Grande, AZ Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Berth count
- 1 berth per 15,000-40,000 sq ft, Table 17.56.220
- Berth length
- First berth 70 ft, additional berths 45 ft minimum
- Berth width/clearance
- 12 ft wide, 14 ft overhead clearance
- Residential buffer
- 50 ft, or 8-ft masonry wall if closer
- Access rule
- No backing into street right-of-way, § 17.56.220(D)
Summary
In the City of Casa Grande, commercial, office and industrial buildings must provide off-street truck loading berths sized to the building's floor area under Municipal Code § 17.56.220. A 15,000-square-foot building needs one berth, growing with square footage under Table 17.56.220, and every berth must meet minimum length, width and clearance standards while staying at least 50 feet from residential property unless screened by an eight-foot masonry wall.
A. Number of berths required. All commercial, office and industrial uses shall provide off-street truck loading/unloading berths in accordance with Table 17.56.220. ... Square Feet of Aggregate Gross Floor Area Devoted to Required Number of Berths Qualifying Use Square Feet of Aggregate Gross Floor Area Devoted to Required Number of Berths Qualifying Use 15,000 to 40,000 square feet 1 40,001 to 100,000 square feet 2 ... B. Off-street loading berth design requirements. Unless otherwise specified in these zoning regulations, all off-street loading facilities shall meet the following standards: 1. The first loading berth shall be at least 70 feet in length and additional berths required shall be at least 45 feet in length. 2. All loading berths shall be at least twelve feet in width and provide at least fourteen feet of overhead clearance, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space. ... C. Loading berth allowed locations. ... 2. Shall not be located closer than 50 feet to any residential zoned or used property unless separated from that zone by a masonry wall not less than eight feet in height. ... D. Backing into street right-of-way. No loading berth may be accessed by backing in from street right-of-way or backing into street right-of-way.
Full Breakdown
Casa Grande requires commercial, office and industrial uses to provide off-street truck loading and unloading berths sized to Table 17.56.220 under § 17.56.220(A): one berth for 15,000 to 40,000 square feet of qualifying gross floor area, two berths from 40,001 to 100,000 square feet, and additional berths at higher thresholds up to one more berth for every 90,000 square feet above 490,000 square feet.
Subsection B sets design minimums: the first berth must be at least 70 feet long, with additional berths at least 45 feet long, and every berth must be at least twelve feet wide with fourteen feet of overhead clearance, not counting aisle and maneuvering space. Subsection C restricts placement: berths may sit within interior side or rear setbacks but not front or exterior side setbacks, and no berth may sit closer than 50 feet to residentially zoned or used property unless an eight-foot masonry wall separates the uses, with enough on-site room provided so vehicles cross property lines only by driving forward. Subsection D bars any berth from being accessed by backing into or out of the street right-of-way; the loading vehicle must stay fully on-site while maneuvering.
Violations & Fines
Providing fewer berths than Table 17.56.220 requires, undersizing a berth below the length, width or clearance standards in § 17.56.220(B), placing one within 50 feet of unscreened residential property, or accessing one by backing into the street is a zoning violation. With no dedicated fine in this section, the citywide default in § 1.08.010 applies: a Class II misdemeanor, a fine of up to $750, up to four months imprisonment, or both, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
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