Yavapai County, AZ Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- New/enlarged building receiving goods by truck
- Min. space size
- 12' wide x 45' long x 14' high
- Spaces at 20,000 sq ft
- 1 space required
- Spaces at 20,001-30,000 sq ft
- 2 spaces required
- Front-yard loading
- Never permitted
- Max penalty
- $750-$10,000 per day of violation
Summary
Any unincorporated Yavapai County building erected or enlarged for a use that receives or ships goods by motor truck must provide dedicated off-street loading space, sized at least 12 feet wide, 45 feet long, and 14 feet high, under Zoning Ordinance Section 602.II.
In all Zoning Districts, for every building or part thereof; erected or enlarged after the effective date of this Ordinance, which is occupied by a Use receiving or distributing materials or merchandise by motor truck, there shall be provided and maintained on the same premises as the building or Use, adequate off-street loading space meeting the minimum requirements hereinafter specified. Loading space shall not be considered as satisfying requirements for off-street parking space. ... Required off-street loading space shall not be permitted in any front yard, nor in any required side yard except in a non-residential district where a side yard abuts an alley. Off-street loading space may occupy all or any part of a required rear yard... Every required off-street loading space shall have a minimum width of twelve feet (12'), a minimum length of forty-five feet (45') and a minimum height of fourteen feet (14'), exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space.
Full Breakdown
II (Off-Street Loading Requirements) applies in every zoning district to any building or part of a building, erected or enlarged after the ordinance's effective date, occupied by a use that receives or distributes materials or merchandise by motor truck. The building must provide and maintain adequate off-street loading space on the same premises, sized per the Schedule of Loading Space Requirements: one space for buildings up to 20,000 square feet of floor area, two spaces from 20,000 to 30,000 square feet, one additional space from 30,001 to 50,000 square feet, and one more for every additional 100,000 square feet.
Loading space cannot be counted toward a building's required off-street parking. Location is restricted: loading space is never permitted in a front yard or in a required side yard, except where that side yard abuts an alley in a non-residential district; it may occupy all or part of a required rear yard and may be enclosed within the building. Where a non-residential building abuts an alley, the alley may be used as loading maneuvering space, but never where the alley abuts a residential district. Each required space must measure at least twelve feet wide, forty-five feet long, and fourteen feet high, exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space.
Violations & Fines
Operating a qualifying commercial use without the required loading space, or placing loading space in a prohibited front or side yard, is a zoning violation enforced under Section 205. Civil penalties run up to $750 per day for an individual or $10,000 per day for a corporation or other enterprise under Section 206.A, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a commercial loading dock face the front of the building in unincorporated Yavapai County?
How big does a required loading space have to be?
Does a store's loading space count toward its required parking spaces?
Sources & Official References
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