Linn County, IA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Small building minimum
- 1 berth up to 10,000 sq ft
- Additional berths
- 1 per extra 20,000 sq ft
- Berth size
- 15×60×15 feet minimum
- Placement limit
- No berths in buffers or residential side yards
Summary
Commercial and industrial buildings in unincorporated Linn County must provide off-street loading berths: one for the first 10,000 square feet, plus an extra berth per additional 20,000 square feet.
For a building having a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or less there shall be at least one off-street loading berth; and One additional loading berth shall be provided for each additional 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross floor area. ...Each loading berth shall be not less than 15 feet in width, 60 feet in length, and 15 feet in height.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16).
Full Breakdown
Linn County Code § 107-93(e) sets minimum off-street loading capacity for any commercial or industrial building: at least one loading berth for buildings up to 10,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one more berth for every additional 20,000 square feet or fraction. Each berth must measure at least 15 feet wide, 60 feet long, and 15 feet high. Berths can't sit inside a required buffer between commercial/industrial and residential land, or in a side yard next to a residential district. The code doesn't set loading hours, it regulates capacity and placement, not time of day.
Violations & Fines
Skipping required berths keeps a site plan from being approved: the zoning administrator won't sign off on commercial or industrial development without the minimum loading capacity built in.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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