Gresham, OR Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- commercial, industrial, mixed-use sites
- Industrial space size
- 60 ft long, 12 ft wide
- Other-use space size
- 30 ft long, 12 ft wide
- Passenger parking in loading area
- only under posted time limits
Summary
Gresham's Development Code requires off-street loading spaces at commercial, industrial and mixed-use buildings, and only lets passenger vehicles park in those loading areas under specific, clearly posted time limits.
Parking of passenger vehicles may be allowed in off-street loading areas subject to specific time limits to prevent conflicts with off-street loading activities. If parking is allowed, the parking time limits shall be clearly posted. These parking spaces shall not count towards meeting general parking requirements.
5. Required Off-Street Loading Dimensions. a. Industrial. Each required off-street loading space in an industrial area shall have a minimum length of 60 feet, a minimum width of 12 feet, and a minimum vertical clearance of 15 feet high, inside dimensions with a 60-foot maneuvering apron. b. All Other Uses. Each required off-street loading space, shall have a minimum length of 30 feet, a minimum width of 12 feet, and a minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet 6 inches high, inside dimensions with 30-foot maneuvering apron.
6. Loading areas must comply with the setback and perimeter landscaping and screening standards. When parking areas are prohibited or not allowed between a building and a street, loading areas are also not allowed unless approved by the Manager per the criteria in Section 9.0840(E).
7. Uses not specifically mentioned: In the case of a use not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street loading facilities shall be the same as the above-mentioned uses, as determined by the Manager, which is most similar to the use not specifically mentioned.
Full Breakdown
Non-residential development in mixed-use, commercial and industrial districts must provide off-street loading spaces sized to the building's use and floor area under Table 9.0840(C). Industrial loading spaces need a 60-foot minimum length, 12-foot width and 15-foot clearance; other commercial uses need at least 30 feet long, 12 feet wide, with 14-foot-6-inch clearance. A property owner may allow passenger parking in a loading area, but only under specific time limits that must be posted, and those spaces don't count toward the site's regular parking requirement.
Violations & Fines
Loading areas are a continuing obligation of the property owner to provide and maintain; skipping required loading space, or letting vehicles overstay an unposted or unlimited 'loading zone,' is a Development Code compliance issue Gresham can enforce through permit review and code enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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