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Barrett Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIII

General Requirements

§ 525-40 Supplementary lot, yard and height regulations.

A. 
Building height exceptions. District height limitations shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes, monuments, water towers, chimneys, smokestacks, flagpoles, radio towers, masts, aerials, and parapet walls extending not more than four feet above the limiting height of the building.
B. 
Accessory structures.
(1) 
All accessory structures or buildings are required to meet yard requirements as specified in Article X, Use Regulations.
(2) 
Attached accessory structures in residential districts. An accessory structure attached to a principal building shall be considered to be a part of the principal building.
C. 
Corner lots. Visual obstructions at street intersections (excluding an existing building, post, column, or tree) exceeding 30 inches in height shall be prohibited on any lot within the triangle formed by the street lot lines of the lot and a line drawn between points along the street lines 30 feet distant from their points of intersection.
D. 
No zone lot, yard parking area or other space shall be reduced in area or dimension as to make it less than the minimum required by this chapter, but if already less, said area of dimension may be continued but not further reduced.

§ 525-41 Off-street parking.

A. 
All off street parking, loading, and access facilities and service areas used by motor vehicles shall comply with the following provisions in all districts. All required parking spaces shall be provided off street.
B. 
Structures and uses in existence at the date of adoption of this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of this article so long as the kind or extent of use is not changed, provided that any parking facility now serving such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced below such requirements.
C. 
Whenever there is an alteration of a use which increases the parking requirements, the total additional parking required for the alteration, changes or extension shall be provided in accordance with this chapter.
D. 
Nonresidential parking requirements. If the calculations result in a fraction of a space, one full space shall be provided.
Off-Street Parking Use Table
[Amended 3-12-2014 by Ord. No. 178; 11-9-2016 by Ord. No. 190]
Use
Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
A-1
Agriculture and horticulture
2 spaces per dwelling unit and 1.5 spaces per 2 employees
A-2
Riding academy
1 space for every 2 stalls, plus 1 space for every 4 seats of permanent spectator seating
A-3
Kennel
1 space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area, including runs
B-1
Single-family detached dwelling
2 spaces per dwelling unit
B-2
Twin dwelling
2 spaces per dwelling unit
B-3
Duplex dwelling
2 spaces per dwelling unit
B-4
Townhouse
2 spaces per dwelling unit
B-5
Multifamily dwelling
1.5 spaces per dwelling unit
B-6
Single-family detached cluster
2 spaces per dwelling unit
B-7
Residential conversion
1.5 spaces per dwelling unit
B-8
Mobile home park
1 space per dwelling unit
B-9
Group home
0.5 spaces per living unit plus 1 space for each employee per shift
C-1
Place of worship
1 space for every 3.5 fixed seats
C-2
School
2 spaces per classroom
C-3
Commercial school
4 spaces per classroom
C-4
Library or museum
1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area
C-5
Recreational facility
1 space per each 200 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to customers, patrons, clients, guests or members
C-6
Athletic facility
1 space per each 200 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to customers, patrons, clients, guests or members; plus 1 additional space for each employee
C-7
Golf course
2 spaces per hole
C-8
Private club or community center
1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
C-9
Child-care facility
1 space per 5 children receiving day care
C-10
Hospital
1 space for every 2 beds
C-11
Nursing home/assisted-living facility
1 space for every 3 beds
C-14
Detention facility
1 space for each employee on maximum shift; plus 1 space for every 25 inmates
D-1
Office
1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
D-2
Medical office
1 space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area
E-1
Retail store
1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
E-2
Large retail store
1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
E-3
Service business
1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
E-4
Financial establishment
1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
E-5
Eating place
1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
E-6
Eating place, drive-in/through
1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
E-7
Repair shop
1 space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
E-8
Motel, hotel, and inn
1 space for each guest room; plus 1 space for each 400 square feet of meeting area and restaurant space
E-9
Commercial recreation and entertainment
1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
E-10
Service station
1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
E-11
Automotive sales
1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area in the main display room
E-12
Car wash
1 space for 300 square feet of gross floor area
E-13
Shopping center
3.5 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
E-14
Funeral home
1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
E-15
Veterinary office or clinic
1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
E-16
Flea market
1 space for each 200 square feet of sales area
E-17
Tavern or bar
1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
E-18
Resort
1 space for each guest room; plus 1 space for every 400 square feet of meeting area and restaurant space; plus 1 space for every 1,000 square feet for convention facilities
E-19
Adult-oriented use
1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
E-20
Bed-and-breakfast
1.5 space per guest room
F-3
Terminal
All parking shall be adequate as determined by the governing body
F-4
Telecommunications facility
2 spaces
F-5
Governmental telecommunications facility
2 spaces
G-1
Manufacturing
1 space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
G-2
Research
1 space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
G-3
Mini warehouse, mini storage
1 space for each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area
G-4
Printing
1 space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
G-5
Contract services
1 space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
G-6
Trades
1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
G-7
Fuel storage and distribution
1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
G-8
Building materials sale
1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
G-9
Equipment storage yards
1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
G-10
Truck terminal
1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
G-11
Food processing
1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
G-12
Recycling facility
1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
G-14
Laundry, dry-cleaning or dyeing plant
1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
G-15
Warehouse
1 space per 10,000 square feet of gross floor area
H-9
Accessory apartment
2 spaces per dwelling unit
H-10
Agricultural entertainment uses
All parking shall be adequate as determined by the governing body
H-11
Accessory contractor or trade
1 space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area
H-14
Dormitory
1 space for each 2 beds
E. 
Residential parking requirements. Parking spaces within garages shall not be used to meet the off-street parking requirement.
F. 
Accessible parking spaces for disabled persons shall be in accordance with the federal requirements as set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
G. 
Reservation of nonresidential parking areas. In order to prevent the establishment of more parking spaces than are immediately needed, the Board of Supervisors may allow for a portion of the required parking area to be built at a later date, provided that the following conditions are met:
(1) 
The parking lot design must designate sufficient space to meet the total parking requirement. The plan shall illustrate the layout for the total number of spaces.
(2) 
Seventy-five percent of the required spaces shall be built with the completion of the project. An area adequate to accommodate the remaining 25% may be reserved as open space until needed. The reserved area shall not include any required buffers, or yard areas in which parking would not be permitted under this chapter.
(3) 
A landscape plan for the reserved area shall be provided.
(4) 
The applicant shall establish a performance bond and an agreement shall be executed with the Township to construct the additional spaces if needed. This agreement shall apply to any future owners of the property.
(5) 
The reserved parking area cannot be used to meet the parking requirements for future expansions of the facility.
H. 
For parking areas of five or more vehicles, the area not landscaped and so maintained, including driveways, shall be graded and surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material.
I. 
All off-street parking lots and areas for the display, storage, sale, or movement of five or more motor vehicles shall be adequately buffered from adjacent streets and landscaped in accordance with an overall plan.
(1) 
All parking lots shall be enclosed, except for entrances and exits, by a dense buffer not less than four feet in height.
(2) 
All parking lots or areas for off street parking or for the storage or movement of motor vehicles shall be separated from the ultimate right-of-way line by a barrier planting strip not less in width than 10 feet, except for necessary accessways.

§ 525-42 Parking design standards.

A. 
Every parking space, outdoor or in a garage, shall be at least 10 feet by 20 feet, except for spaces reserved for the handicapped, which shall comply with minimum standards as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
B. 
The minimum width of drives and parking aisles shall be 24 feet.
C. 
All dead-end parking aisles shall be designed to provide sufficient backup area for the end stalls of the parking lot.
D. 
Drives and parking aisles shall be designed so that each motor vehicle may proceed to and from a parking stall without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicle.
E. 
Parking lots or areas shall have not more than two accessways to any one public street or highway for each 500 feet of street frontage. Where practical, access to parking areas shall be provided by a common service driveway or minor street to avoid direct access on a major street or highway.

§ 525-43 Buffer yards and screening.

Buffering serves to soften the outline of buildings, to screen glare and noise, and to create a visual and/or physical barrier between conflicting land uses.
A. 
A completely planted visual barrier or landscape screen of sufficient density, which cannot be seen through, and of sufficient height to constitute an effective screen and give maximum protection and immediate visual screening shall be provided and continually maintained between any industrial or commercial district and adjoining residentially zoned district or residential use; in a residential district, between all townhouse, twin, duplex, or apartment developments and adjoining lower density residential use; and around all utility operating facilities.
B. 
Buffer yards shall be measured from the lot boundary line or from the near street line where a street serves as the lot boundary line. Buffer yards may not be part of an existing or future street right-of-way, but shall be in addition to that right-of-way.
C. 
A minimum fifteen-foot buffer yard shall be required, unless otherwise indicated in this chapter.
D. 
The buffer yard shall be a landscaped area free of structures, dumpsters, commercial or industrial storage or display, signs, manufacturing or processing activity, materials, loading and unloading areas or vehicle parking or display.
E. 
Plant materials used in the screen planting shall be of such species and size as will produce an immediate visual screen of at least six feet in height and shall be of such species native to the region.
F. 
All buffer yards shall be planted with ground cover and trees and shrubs and shall be maintained and kept clean of debris, rubbish, noxious weeds, and invasive species.
G. 
Existing trees and vegetation should be preserved and may be considered as part of the buffer yard landscaping requirements if approved by the Board of Supervisors.
H. 
The screen planting shall be maintained permanently and any plant material which does not live shall be replaced within one year.
I. 
The screen planting shall be spaced so that at maturity it will not be closer than three feet from any right-of-way or property line.
J. 
In addition to plant materials, fences, walls and planted earthen berms may be provided in addition to or substituted for plant materials after review and approval by the Board of Supervisors as to their function and suitability.