Johns Creek, GA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum space size
- 12 ft by 35 ft
- Vertical clearance
- 14 feet minimum
- Large-use berth
- 12 ft by 55 ft, 1 in 3
- Buffer near homes
- 50-foot landscaped strip
Summary
Johns Creek requires off-street loading spaces for larger commercial, retail and industrial buildings, sized at least 12 by 35 feet with 14 feet of clearance, and kept out of parking areas and public rights-of-way.
A loading space shall measure no less than 12 feet by 35 feet and have 14 feet of vertical clearance. For any use required to furnish three or more loading spaces, at least one in every three shall measure no less than 12 feet by 55 feet. Maneuvering space shall not include required parking spaces or any portion of a public right-of-way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
App. A, Zoning Sec. 18.6 sets Johns Creek's off-street loading standards. The number of required spaces scales with a building's gross floor area and use, from retail centers to warehouses, under the table in Sec. 18.6.1. Each loading space must measure at least 12 feet by 35 feet with 14 feet of vertical clearance, and any use needing three or more spaces must make at least one in three a 12-by-55-foot berth (Sec. 18.6.2). Loading and maneuvering areas cannot double as required parking or spill into a public right-of-way, and where they sit next to a residential use they need a 50-foot landscaped buffer strip (Sec. 18.6.3).
Violations & Fines
Community Development enforces this as a site-plan and zoning compliance issue; a building without adequate loading space, or one whose loading trucks block parking or the right-of-way, can be denied occupancy or cited.
Frequently Asked Questions
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