Davidson County, NC Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

6(F) requires every industrial and commercial structure to provide off-street loading and unloading space in addition to whatever off-street parking the use already needs; a space credited toward the parking requirement cannot double as the loading space, and vice versa. Each loading space must measure at least 12 feet wide by 60 feet deep with 16 feet of vertical clearance above finished grade, and the space must be arranged so a semi-trailer truck of WB-50 design can use it in one continuous maneuver rather than backing and repositioning.

6(G) then sets the minimum number of spaces by use: retail and commercial uses need one loading space per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area, while industrial uses need one space per 10,000 square feet. These standards sit within the same off-street parking and loading article that conditions every new use, building permit, or certificate of occupancy on meeting the article's requirements; where compliance with the off-street parking rules would cause an undue hardship, the Board of Adjustment, not the Zoning Administrator, is the body authorized to grant a variance from those terms.