In all zoning districts, off-street parking and loading facilities for the parking of vehicles for the use of occupants, employees, and patrons of the buildings hereafter erected, altered, or extended after the effective date of this ordinance shall be provided as herein prescribed.

7.1.1

SCHEDULE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

a.

The ordinance enforcement officer shall determine the minimum number of spaces required for accessory off-street parking by applying the "Schedule of Parking Requirements" and any other applicable provisions of this ordinance. Where the computation results in a fractional space, it shall be counted as one additional space required.

b.

Provision of common parking areas for several uses in the same vicinity is encouraged. In such cases the total space requirements are the sum of the maximum individual requirements. In cases where the hours of operation are significantly different between two or more uses, a reduction in the total space requirements may be permitted by the Planning Commission.

c.

In the instance of dual function of off-street parking spaces where the off-street parking is located on the same lot or an off-street parking lot connected by a common drive the property owner(s) at their discretion may utilize the Shared Parking standards defined in Section 7.1.1(i).

d.

The following table provides the specific off-street parking space requirements for each common land use. In cases of uses not specifically mentioned, the requirements of off-street parking spaces shall be in accord with the use which the Zoning Administrator and/or Planning Commission considers is similar in type. Parking standard publications from the American Planning Association may be consulted in making a determination. The term "GFA" refers to gross floor area.

e.

Size of parking space: Each off-street parking space shall have the following minimum requirements:

f.

Shared parking: Shared Parking, or Effective Parking, is allowed based on the following calculation which is based on the general type of land use or function of the property. The Shared Parking Factor for two land use functions, when divided into the sum of the two amounts as listed on the Required Parking table below produces the Effective Parking needed. For example, residential parking is calculated at 12 spaces and retail parking is calculated at 32. Summed they equal 44. Using the Shared Parking Table this amount is divided by 1.2 to derive an Effective Parking amount of 36.6 or 37 parking spaces.

g.

Reduction of off-street automobile parking:

1.

Establishments Not Located Along a Designated Public Pathway: For each One (1) bicycle parking space the automobile parking can be reduced by One (1) parking space.

2.

Establishments Located on a Designated Public Pathway: For each One (1) bicycle parking space the automobile parking can be reduced by Two (2) parking spaces.

3.

Establishments that Connect to a Designated Public Pathway: For each One (1) bicycle parking space the automobile parking can be reduced by Two (2) parking spaces.

h.

Requirements of parking areas: Every parking area containing six or more spaces shall require site plan review in accordance with Article 4 and shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:

1.

Designed to provide adequate drainage.

2.

One tree, hardy to the Michigan climate and at least 2 inches in diameter, is required for every 10 parking spaces. Appropriate trees include Norway Maple, Red Maple, Cleveland Pear, Aristocrat Pear or Little Leaf Linden.

3.

Surfaced with concrete or asphalt pavement. Parking areas for outdoor recreational uses may be graveled.

4.

Maintained in good condition and free of dust, trash, and debris.

5.

The parking area shall be provided with entrances and exits so located as to minimize traffic congestion.

6.

Lighting facilities shall reflect the light away from adjoining properties.

7.

No part of any parking area shall be closer than 10 feet to the street right-of-way or closer than 5 feet to a lot line in any residential district.

8.

All spaces shall be provided adequate access by means of maneuvering lanes. Backing directly onto a street shall be prohibited except in the case of one-family dwellings.

9.

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

10.

Ingress and egress to a parking lot lying in an area zoned for other than single-family residential use shall not be across land zoned for single-family residential use.

11.

All maneuvering lane widths shall permit one-way traffic movement, except that the 90-degree pattern may permit two-way movement.

12.

Each entrance and exit to and from any off-street parking lot located in an area zoned for other than single-family residential use shall be at least 25 feet from adjacent property located in any single-family residential district.

i.

Off-street loading spaces: For every building or addition to an existing building requiring the receipt or distribution in vehicles or materials or merchandise, an area adequate for maneuvering and ingress and egress for delivery vehicles and off-street loading spaces as follows shall be provided and maintained on the same lot:

1.

From 0 to 1,400 Square Feet of Floor Area: None

2.

From 1,401 to 20,000 Square Feet of Gross Floor Area: One space

3.

From 20,001 to 50,000 Square Feet of Gross Floor Area: Two Spaces

4.

One additional space for each additional 50,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof.

Each such loading space shall be at least 10 feet in width, 35 feet in width, 35 feet in length, and 14 feet in height.

No such space shall be located within the front setback area or closer than 25 feet to a lot line in any residential district.

Loading and unloading spaces shall be provided in all commercial districts subject to the following standards and regulations:

a.

Off-street loading areas shall be surfaced with a concrete or bituminous mix pavement and shall be sloped and drained to dispose of surface water.

b.

Any lighting used to illuminate off-street loading areas shall be so arranged so as to direct light away from adjoining premises.

c.

Each loading space shall be at least ten (10) feet wide, twenty-five (25) feet long and shall have a clearance of fourteen (14) feet above grade.

d.

Required loading areas shall be in addition to required off-street parking areas.

e.

Loading spaces may occupy all or any part of any required yard or court space.

f.

No loading spaces shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to any lot in any R-1 or R-2 District unless wholly within an enclosed building or enclosed on all sides facing R-1 or R-2 Districts, by a wall or uniformly painted solid board or masonry fence of uniform appearance which is not less than six (6) feet in height.

All new developments shall include sidewalks serving the site and along the public right of way. All public sidewalks and pathways shall:

a.

Be handicap accessible;

b.

Be no less than four (4) feet wide; and

c.

Create a complete linked network of walkways connecting all uses with parks and other areas.

d.

In residential areas sidewalks shall be separated from streets by "planting strips" a minimum of eight (8) feet wide, planted with shade trees.

As a condition for approval the applicant shall provide official documentation indicating the stormwater run-off system as proposed meets the requirements of the Clare County Storm Water Control Ordinance, and has been reviewed and approved by the Clare County Soil Erosion Officer. When possible, the use of green infrastructure including rain gardens, bioswales, and porous pavement is encouraged.

New street trees in commercial districts shall comply with the standards below:

1.

Spacing: On every site involving new development or re-development, street trees shall be provided at 25- to 40-foot intervals.

2.

Variety: The species of street tree and exact locations shall be as specified on the future streetscape plan. In the event that future streetscape plan has not been prepared, then any of the following street trees shall be planted within the road right-of-way at 25- to 40-foot intervals: Norway Maple, Red Maple, Cleveland Pear, Aristocrat Pear or Little Leaf Linden.

Any fences, walls or similar enclosures which are located in the required front yard in any residential district shall be of an "open-type" or "see-through" material and shall not exceed four (4) feet in height. Also, any fences, walls or similar enclosures which are located in a required side yard or required rear yard in any residential district may be of an obscure type in nature but shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height.

Sign regulations are addressed in City of Harrison Ordinance 22.050. Please refer to this ordinance for sign standards in all zoning districts.

(a)

The City may require a wireless provider to repair all damage to the right-of-way directly caused by the activities of the wireless provider while occupying, constructing, installing, mounting, maintaining, modifying, operating, or replacing wireless facilities, small cell wireless facilities, utility poles or wireless support structures in the right-of-way and must return the right of way to its functional equivalent before the damage. Should a wireless provider fail to make the repairs required by the City within 60 days after a written notice, the City may make the repairs and charge the wireless provider the reasonable and documented cost of the repairs. The provider shall remit the invoice provided under the terms of this provision forthwith.

(b)

Before discontinuing its use of a wireless facility, small cell wireless facility, utility pole, or wireless support structure, a wireless provider shall notify the City in writing. The notice shall specify when and how the wireless provider intends to remove the small cell wireless facility, utility pole, or wireless support structure. The City may impose reasonable and nondiscriminatory requirements and specification s for the wireless provide to return the property to its pre-installation condition. If the wireless provider does not complete the removal within 45 days after the discontinuance of use, the authority may complete the removal and assess the costs of removal against the wireless provider. The provider shall remit the invoice provided under the terms of this provision forthwith. A permit under this section for a small cell wireless facility expires upon removal of the small cell wireless facility.

(c)

Should a wireless provider undertake work that will unreasonably affect traffic patterns or obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic in a public right of way or public or semi-public lands, the wireless provider must submit a permit to the City as provided elsewhere in this code.

(d)

The notice that an application is administratively incomplete or that a fee has not been paid as set forth in the Small Cell Wireless Facilities Deployment Act tolled the running of the time period to approve or deny the application as set forth in the Small Cell Wireless Facility Deployment Act. The running of time tolled under the law and this ordinance resumes when the applicant makes a supplemental submission in response to the City's notice of incompleteness. If a supplemental submission is inadequate, the City shall notify the applicant in writing not later than 10 days after receiving the supplemental submission that the supplemental submission did not provide the information identified in the original notice delineating the missing documents or information. The time period may be tolled in the case of second or subsequent notices under the procedures identified herein. A second or subsequent notice of incompleteness may not specify missing documents or information that was not delineated in the original notice of incompleteness.

[(e)

Reserved.]

(f)

The City shall approve or deny the application and notify the applicant in writing as follows: Should the City fail to comply within the time set forth, the completed application is considered to be approved subject to the condition that the applicant provide the City not less than 7 days advance written notice that the applicant will be proceeding with the work pursuant to the automatic approval provisions of the Small Cell Wireless Facility Deployment Act, Section 15, being MCL 460.1315(H).

(ord. no. 2019-19, adopt. Aug. 5, 2019)