Loading bay
According to the International Property Measurement Standards (IPMS): Residential Buildings, published by the International Property Measurement Standards Coalition (IPMSC) in September 2016, the term ‘loading bay’ refers to:
| ‘Areas designated for vehicles next to or adjacent to a loading dock’, where a loading dock is an ‘elevated platform designed for receiving or dispatching goods or equipment.’ |
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