Developed and reserved off-street parking facilities for the parking of self-propelled motor vehicles for the use of occupants, employees and patrons of the buildings hereafter erected, altered or extended after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, shall be provided as herein prescribed in all zoning districts. Such space shall be maintained and shall not be encroached upon so long as said main building or structure remains, unless an equivalent number of such spaces are provided elsewhere in conformance with this chapter.

(1)

Fractional requirements. When units or measurements determining number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded, and fractions over one-half require one parking space.

(2)

Location of parking space for one- and two-family dwellings. The off-street parking facilities required for one- and two-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot or plot of ground as the building they are intended to serve, and shall consist of a parking strip, parking apron, and/or garage.

(3)

Location of parking spaces for other land uses. The off-street parking facilities required for all other uses shall be located on the lot or within 300 feet of the permitted uses requiring such off-street parking, such distance to be measured along lines of public access to the property between the nearest point of the parking facility to the building to be served.

(4)

Units and methods of measurement. For the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements, the following units of measurement shall apply:

a.

Floor area. Where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking spaces, said unit means the gross floor area, excluding such floor area within the principal building used for parking, incidental service and storage, housing of mechanical equipment, heating systems and similar uses.

b.

Employees. For requirements stated in terms of employees, the calculation shall be based upon the maximum number of employees likely to be on the premises during the largest shift.

c.

Places of assembly. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches and other places of assembly in which those in attendance occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 24 inches of such shall be counted as one seat. In cases where a place of assembly has both fixed seats and open assembly area, requirements shall be computed separately for each type and added together.

(5)

Similar uses and requirements. In the case of a use not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street parking facilities for a use which is so mentioned, and which said use is similar, shall apply.

(6)

Existing off-street parking at effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived. Off-street parking existing at the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived which serves an existing building or use shall not be reduced in size less than that required under the terms of this chapter.

(7)

Collective provisions. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent collective provisions of off-street parking facilities for two or more buildings or uses, provided such facilities collectively shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with this section.

(8)

General use conditions. Except when land is used as storage space in connection with the business of a repair or service garage, a 24-hour time limit for parking in off-street parking areas shall prevail, it being the purpose and intention of the foregoing that the requirements of maintaining vehicle storage or parking space is to provide for the public safety in keeping parked cars off the streets, but such requirement is not designed to or intended to provide the storage or parking on such open land of wrecked or junked cars, or for creating a junkyard or a nuisance in such area.

(9)

Joint use. Parking spaces already provided to meet off-street parking requirements for theater, stadiums, auditoriums, and other places of public assembly, stores, office buildings, and industrial establishments, lying within 300 feet of a church or measured along lines of public access, and that are not normally used between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and that are made available for other parking, may be used to meet not more than 50 percent of the off-street parking requirements of a church.

(10)

Required greenbelt, setbacks, and screening.

a.

Off-street parking facilities, including maneuvering lanes, shall not be located within the front greenbelt required in accordance with section 46-386. Off-street parking shall be permitted within the required side or rear yard setbacks, provided a minimum ten-foot setback is maintained between off-street parking and the abutting side and rear lot lines.

b.

Off-street parking shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with section 46-386.

(11)

Table of off-street parking requirements.

a.

The amount of required off-street parking space for new uses or building, additions thereto, and additions to existing buildings, additions thereto, as specified above shall be determined in accordance with the following table.

b.

Flexibility in application. The township recognizes that, due to the specific requirements of any given development, inflexible application of the parking standards set forth in this section may result in development with inadequate parking or parking far in excess of that which is needed. The former situation may lead to traffic congestion or unauthorized parking on adjacent streets or neighboring sites. The latter situation may result in excessive paving and stormwater runoff and a waste of space which could be left as open space. The planning commission may permit deviations from the requirements of this section and may require more or allow less parking whenever it finds that such deviations are more likely to provide a sufficient number of parking spaces to accommodate the specific characteristics of the use in question. The planning commission may attach conditions to the approval of a deviation from the requirement of this section that bind such approval to the specific use in question. Where a deviation results in a reduction of parking, the planning commission may further impose conditions which ensure that adequate reserve area is set aside for future parking, if needed. Where an area is set aside for reserve parking, it shall be easily developed, not devoted to a use other than open space, and shall be designed to accommodate attendant facilities such as maneuvering lanes and drainage.

c.

Schedule of off-street parking regulations.

(Ord. of 3-17-2008, § 10.01)

Whenever the off-street parking requirements of section 46-360 require the building of an off-street parking facility, such off-street parking lots shall be laid out, constructed and maintained in accordance with the following standards and regulations:

(1)

The construction of any parking lot shall be in accordance with the requirements and provisions of this chapter and such construction shall be completed and approved by the director of planning and building or his designee before actual use of property as a parking lot commences. Plans for the development of any parking lot must be submitted to the director of planning and building, drawn at a scale of not less than 50 feet equals one inch and indicating existing and proposed grades, drainage, water mains and sewers, surfacing and base materials to be used and the layout of the proposed parking lot. The building inspector shall transmit the development plans to the township engineer for review. The plans are to be prepared by a licensed civil engineer with the state.

(2)

All such lots shall be hard-surfaced with a pavement having an asphalt or concrete binder, and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water which might accumulate within or upon such area.

(3)

No surface water from such parking area shall be permitted to drain onto adjoining property, except through public drain.

(4)

The planning commission shall have the discretion of waiving certain hard surface paving requirements provided the following conditions are met:

a.

The proposed driveways, loading, turn-around, or storage areas will receive only limited use and are not used for employee parking, customer parking, or primary access.

b.

Gravel surfacing and potential problems arising from dust or scattered gravel will not impact neighboring properties.

(5)

All illumination for or on such parking lots shall be directed away from adjacent residential areas and shall be installed in such manner as to allow the reduction of the amount of light in other than normal parking hours each day. The source of illumination in all parking lots abutting a residential area shall not be more than 16 feet above the parking lot surface.

(6)

Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined drives shall be provided for vehicles.

(7)

Bumper block or curbing shall be provided.

(8)

Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements:

(Ord. of 3-17-2008, § 10.02)

All businesses which provide drive-through facilities for serving customers within their automobile shall provide adequate off-street stacking space within a defined stacking lane which meets the following requirements.

(1)

Each stacking lane shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width. Each stacking space shall be computed on the basis of 20 feet in length.

(2)

Clear identification and delineation between the drive-through facility and parking lot shall be provided. Drive-through facilities shall be designed in a manner which promotes pedestrian and vehicular safety, and do not interfere with access to parking and maneuvering lanes.

(3)

For all drive-through facilities which have a single stacking lane, an escape lane shall be provided which allows other vehicles to pass those waiting to be served.

(4)

The number of stacking spaces per service lane shall be provided for the following uses. When a use is not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street stacking space for the similar use shall apply.

(Ord. of 3-17-2008, § 10.03)

(a)

On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, department store, wholesale, market, hotel, hospital, convalescent home, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning, or other uses similarly involving the receipt and distribution of vehicles, materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot, adequate space for standing, loading, and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with public use of the streets, alleys, or any required access for off-street parking area.

(b)

Such loading and unloading space, unless adequately provided for within a building, shall be an area ten feet by 50 feet, with 14-foot height clearance, and shall be provided according to the following schedule:

(Ord. of 3-17-2008, § 10.04)