Queen Creek, AZ Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Zoning Ordinance § 5.6.B
- Minimum space size
- 12' wide x 35' long
- Berth trigger threshold
- 25,000 sq ft gross floor area
- Berths at largest tier
- 7 berths, 400,001-490,000 sq ft
- Public street loading
- Prohibited outright
Summary
Queen Creek requires every commercial and industrial building to provide its own off-street loading and maneuvering space under Zoning Ordinance Section 5.6.B, so trucks never back onto or load from a public street. Loading spaces must run at least twelve feet wide and thirty-five feet long, and buildings above 25,000 square feet must add truck berths on a sliding scale set in Table 5.6-6.
B. Loading. 1. There shall be provided on the same lot with each commercial and industrial building or structure adequate space for off-street loading, unloading and the maneuvering of commercial vehicles. There shall be no loading or unloading of commercial vehicles on the public street. Off-street maneuvering space shall be provided so that no backing onto or from a public street is required. All loading and maneuvering areas shall: ... c. Be designed with regard to pedestrian safety; d. Have direct access to public streets; e. Shall be screened from adjacent residentially zoned property as provided in Section 5.3 of this Ordinance. ... 2. Off-street loading spaces shall be not less than twelve feet (12') in width and thirty-five feet (35') in length, exclusive of ... access aisles and maneuvering space. 3. A Multi-Family Residential, Commercial or Industrial structure or use (except self-service storage warehouses) that has an aggregate gross floor area of 25,000 square feet or more shall provide off-street truck loading or unloading berths in accordance with Table 5.6-6.
Full Breakdown
B of the Zoning Ordinance requires every commercial and industrial building or structure to provide adequate off-street space on the same lot for loading, unloading and maneuvering commercial vehicles, and it flatly bars loading or unloading commercial vehicles on the public street. 3 landscaping standards. Each individual off-street loading space must measure at least twelve feet wide and thirty-five feet long, not counting the access aisles or maneuvering area around it. 6-6, starting at one berth for 25,000 to 40,000 square feet and climbing to seven berths at 400,001 to 490,000 square feet, with one additional berth for every further 100,000 square feet.
6-6 also bars counting required loading space toward a building's off-street parking requirement, and every required loading facility must sit on the same lot or parcel as the building it serves.
Violations & Fines
Failing to provide the loading space, screening or berth count Section 5.6.B and Table 5.6-6 require, or loading and unloading commercial vehicles directly from a public street, is a Zoning Ordinance violation reached by the Section 2.6.H.1 civil penalty ladder: $250.00 for a first offense, $500.00 for a second offense inside twelve months, and $2,000.00 for a third, with every additional day of the violation billed separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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