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and servicing space shall be designated for each store unit in the shopping district. Such loading space shall be designed so as not to conflict with movement of vehicular traffic to and from parking areas. 1. Any commercial loading dock within three hundred feet (300') of a residential district shall be completely screened by a wall, landscaped berm, fence, or combination thereof from an adjacent residential area, from a point fourteen feet (14') above the ground at the loading area to a point five feet (5') above the first floor (main level) of adjacent residences. 2. Any commercial loading dock within three hundred feet (300') of a residential district which is to be used for any reason by vehicles or equipment between the hours often o'clock (10:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) AM. shall be within a completely enclosed and roofed structure. All loading, and unloading, operations shall occur with the exterior doors shut at all times. G. Maintenance Activities: Movement of sweeping vehicles, garbage trucks, maintenance trucks, shopping carts, and other service vehicles and equipment is prohibited within three hundred feet (300') of a residential district between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) AM., except for, emergency vehicles and emergency utility or maintenance activities. Except in the case of emergency, all snow removal operations within three hundred feet (300') of an adjacent residential district shall be undertaken consistent with a snow management plan that must be annually submitted to and approved by the city. The plan must include measures to minimize removal activity during the hours often o'clock (10:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) AM. consistent with public safety requirements. The plan must also address the location and management of short-term ( 7 day or less) and long-term (more than 7 days) storage of snow on-site and off-site. Long term snow storage shall not occur within 300 feet of a residential zone. Long term snow storage may only occur on surplus parking spaces beyond the required spaces within Section 1018 of this Code. H. Equipment Restrictions: All ground-mounted or roof-mounted equipment, automatic doors, speaker systems, gas pumps, car washes, vehicle vacuum cleaners, air hoses, or other noise sources within three hundred feet (300') of a residential area must be completely screened to a point five feet (5') above the first floor of adjacent residences. Outdoor speaker systems or other public address systems which can be heard outside are not allowed to be used between the hours often o'clock (10:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) AM. within three hundred feet (300') of a residential district, even if screened. I. Lighting: The height oflight poles and fixtures shall comply with subsection 1010.12 of this title, and shall not exceed a height of twelve feet (12') if located closer than fifty feet (50') to a residential property line, nor a height of twenty five feet (25') iflocated between fifty feet (50') and one hundred feet (100') of a residential property line. The light shall be no more than 0.5 foot candles at the property line. (See Chapter 1011 for light requirements.) Light poles or fixtures may be a maximum of forty feet (40') tall if located greater than one hundred feet (100') from a residential property line and if completely screened (light source and light source glare) by building, berm, or landscape material with a minimum opacity of ninety percent (90%) to eye level view ofliving spaces in homes within 4