Montrose Charter Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
OFF-STREET PARKING
AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
§ 153.275 PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Off-street parking facilities shall be constructed to the standards of this subchapter.
(B) The minimum required number of parking spaces shall be maintained and shall not be encroached upon.
(1) Area for parking space. For the purpose of this subchapter, 300 square feet of lot area shall be deemed a parking space for 1 vehicle, including access aisle.
(2) Fractional requirement. When units or measurements determining number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to, and including 1/2 may be disregarded and fractions over 1/2 shall require 1 parking space.
(3) Location of parking space for 1 and 2-family dwellings. The off-street parking facilities shall be located on the lot as the building they are intended to serve and shall consist of a parking strip, parking apron, and/or garage or carports.
(4) Location of parking space 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 the off-street parking, the 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.
(5) Seating capacity of bench type seating. As used in this subchapter for parking requirements, seats shall mean that each 24 inches of seating facilities shall be counted as 1 seat.
(6) 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 the use is similar as interpreted by the Planning Commission, shall apply.
(7) Existing off-street parking at effective date of chapter. Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this chapter, which serves an existing building or use, shall not be reduced in size less than that required under the terms of this chapter.
(8) Collective provisions. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent collective provisions of off-street parking facilities for 2 or more buildings or uses, provided the facilities collectively shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with § 153.277 below.
(9) Prohibited parking. Commercial highway trailers and trucks with a rated capacity exceeding 1 ton, excepting vehicles making deliveries or pickups, shall not be parked or stored on any land in a residential district.
(a) The following vehicles shall not be parked or stored on any land in a residential zoned district except under the conditions listed in division (9)(b) below:
1. All commercial highway trailers;
2. All trucks or other vehicles used for commercial or business purposes, with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 14,000 pounds.
(b) Exceptions.
1. Commercial vehicles making deliveries or pickups;
2. One vehicle not exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 19,000 pounds, and be less than 3 axles, which is used by the property owner or occupant in the course of employment (as in either a licensed home occupation permit issued by the township or the vehicle's use is a requirement of employment of an off-site business) and upon approval of the Zoning Administrator/Official based on the following considerations:
a. Vehicle is parked or stored in an existing designated driveway outside of the required front, side or rear yard setback areas;
b. Any other requirement deemed necessary by the Zoning Official.
(c) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Zoning Official may appeal such decision to the township's Zoning Board of Appeals.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 19.01; Am. Ord. 17-225, passed 8-15-2017; Am. Ord. 21-006-153.006 et seq., passed 10-19-2021)
§ 153.276 PARKING UNITS OF MEASUREMENT.
(A) Where floor area is the unit for determining the required number of off-street parking and loading spaces, the unit shall mean the gross floor area (GFA), unless otherwise noted.
(B) (1) Where the floor area measurement is specified as gross leasable floor area (GLA), parking requirements shall apply to all internal building areas excluding the floor area used for incidental service, storage, mechanical equipment rooms, heating/cooling systems and similar uses, and other areas not intended for use by the general public.
(2) Where these areas are not yet defined, leasable floor area shall be considered to be 85% of the gross floor area.
(C) In calculating bench seating for places of assembly, each 24 inches of benches, pews or other like seating, shall be counted as 1 seat.
(D) Where the number of spaces required is based on the number of employees, calculations shall be based upon the maximum number of employees likely to be on the premises during the peak shift. When units of measurements determining the number of required parking or loading spaces result in a fractional space, any fraction shall be counted as 1 additional space.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 19.02)
§ 153.277 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
The amount of required off-street parking space for new uses and additions to buildings shall be determined in accordance with the following table.
Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces per Unit of Measure |
Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces per Unit of Measure |
Residential
| |
Residential 1-family or 2-family unit | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Residential multiple-family | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Housing for the elderly | 1 for each 2 units, and 1 for each employee; should units revert to general occupancy, then 2 spaces per unit shall be provided |
Trailer park and mobile home park | 2 for each mobile home site and 1 for each employee of the trailer or mobile home court |
Institutional
| |
Churches and places of worship | 1 for each 3 seats or 6 linear feet of pews in the main unit of worship |
Hospitals | 1 for each 1 bed |
Homes for the aged and convalescent homes | 1 for each 2 beds |
Elementary and junior high schools | 1 for each 1 teacher, employee, or administrator, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium |
Senior high schools | 1 for each 1 teacher and administrator and 1 for each 10 students, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium |
Private clubs or lodge halls | 1 for each 3 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by the township, county or state fire and health codes |
Private golf clubs, swimming pool clubs, tennis clubs, or other similar uses | 1 for each 2 member families or individuals |
Golf courses open to the general public | 6 for each 1 golf hole and 1 for each 1 employee |
Stadium, sports arena or similar place of outdoor assembly | 1 for each 3 seats or 6 feet of benches |
Theaters and auditoriums | 1 for each 4 seats, plus 1 for each 2 employees. |
Use | Number of Minimum Parking Spaces per Unit of Measure |
Business and Commercial
| |
Auto wash; self-service | 4 spaces for each establishment, plus 4 waiting spaces for each washing stall |
Auto wash; other than self-service | 4 spaces for each establishment plus 20 waiting spaces for each washing stall or line; a properly drained drying lane 50 feet long shall also be provided at the exit of each washing stall or line in order to prevent undue amount of water from collecting on the public street and, thereby, creating a traffic hazard |
Beauty parlor or barber shop | 3 spaces for each of the first 2 beauty or barber chairs, and 1-1/2 spaces for each additional chair |
Bowling alleys | 6 for each 1 bowling alley |
Dance halls, pool or billiard parlors, roller or ice skating rinks, indoor tennis facilities, exhibition halls, and assembly halls without fixed seats | 1 for each 2 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load, as established by the township, county, or state fire, building or health codes |
Dry cleaners | 1 parking space for each 2 employees, with a minimum of 3 spaces |
Establishments for sale of beverage, food, and refreshments consumption | 1 for each 100 square feet of floor area or 1 for each 2 persons allowed within maximum occupancy, whichever is greater |
Fast-food and drive-in restaurants | 1 space for each 2 employees, plus 1 parking space for each 2 seats intended for patrons within the restaurant building, and 1 space for each 20 square feet of building floor area available in the order-waiting area |
Furniture and appliance, household equipment, repair shops, showroom of plumber, decorator, electrician, or similar trade, shoe repair, and other similar uses | 1 for each 800 square feet of useable floor area (for that floor area used in processing 1 additional space shall be provided for each 2 persons employed therein) |
Automobile service stations | 2 for each lubrication stall, rack or pit; and 1 for each gasoline pump or 1 for each 450 square feet of useable floor area |
Laundromats and coin-operated dry cleaners | 1 for each 2 washing machines |
Miniature or "par-3" golf courses | 3 for each 1 hole, plus 1 for each 1 employee |
Mortuary establishments | 1 for each 50 square feet of useable floor space |
Motel, hotel, or other commercial lodging establishments | 1 for each 1 occupancy unit, plus 1 for each 1 employee, plus extra spaces for dining rooms, ballrooms, or meeting rooms |
Motor vehicle sales and service establishments | 1 for each 200 square feet of useable floor space of sales room and 1 auto service stall in the service room |
Open air businesses | 1 for each 500 square feet of lot area for retail sales, uses, and services |
Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein | 1 for each 150 square feet of useable floor space |
Specialty shops | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor space |
Use
|
Number of Minimum Parking Spaces per Unit of Measure
|
Offices | |
Banks and post offices | 1 for each 50 square feet of publicly-used gross floor space, plus 1 space for each 2 employees |
Business offices or administrative offices except as indicated below | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor space |
Clinics; medical, dental, veterinary | 1 space for each employee, plus 1 space for each 150 square feet of floor space |
Professional offices of doctors, dentists, or similar professions | 1 for each 100 square feet of floor area, or 1 for each 25 square feet in waiting rooms, and 1 for each examining room, dental chair or similar use area, whichever is greater |
Industrial | |
Industrial, wholesale | 5, plus 1 for every 1-1/2 employees in the largest working shift, or 1 for every 500 square feet of floor space, whichever is determined to be the greater; space on site shall also be provided for all construction workers during periods of plant construction |
Self storage units | Un-obstructing parking area equal to 1 space for every 10 door openings |
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 19.03)
§ 153.278 BARRIER FREE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Each parking lot that services a building entrance, except single and 2-family residential or temporary structures, shall have a number of level parking spaces for the physically handicapped as set forth in the following table, and identified by signs as reserved for physically handicapped persons.
Total Spaces in Parking Lot | Required Number of Accessible Spaces |
Up to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 8 |
301 to 400 | 12 |
Over 400 | 12+ (2 for every 250 or fraction thereof over 400) |
(B) Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide and must meet all other applicable requirements of the American Disability Act.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 19.04)
§ 153.279 PARKING SPACE LAYOUT, STANDARDS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.
Wherever the off-street parking requirements in § 153.277 above require the building of an off-street parking facility, the off-street parking lots shall be laid out, constructed and maintained in accordance with the following standards and regulations:
(A) The construction of any parking lot shall be in accordance with the requirements and provisions of this chapter and the construction shall be completed and approved by the administrative official before actual use of the property as a parking lot commences;
(B) (1) All the parking lots shall be hard-surfaced with asphalt or concrete, and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water, which might accumulate within or upon the area.
(2) No surface water from the parking area shall be permitted to drain onto adjoining property, except through public drain;
(C) (1) All illumination for or on the parking lots shall be deflected away from adjacent residential areas and public roads and highways, and shall be installed in a manner so as to allow the reduction of the amount of light in other than normal parking hours each day.
(2) The source of illumination in all parking lots abutting a residential area shall not be more than 13 feet above the parking lot surface;
(D) Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined drives shall be provided for vehicles;
(E) Wheel chocks or curbing shall be provided, so located as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the lot line;
(F) Off-street parking shall be permitted to occupy a portion of the required front yard setback area provided that there shall be maintained a minimum unobstructed and landscaped setback of 10 feet between the nearest point of the off-street parking area, exclusive of access driveway, and the nearest edge of the proposed right-of-way line;
(G) Off-street parking shall be permitted in a required side or rear yard setback area provided that there shall be maintained a landscaping area complying with §§ 153.315 through 153.322 below, between the nearest point of the off-street parking area and the side or rear lot line, when the property line abuts any residential district; and
(H) Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements.
Parking Pattern | Maneuvering Lane Width | Parking Space Width | Parking Space Length | Total Width of 1 Tier of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane | Total Width of 2 Tiers of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane |
0° (parallel parking) | 12 feet | 8 feet | 22 feet | 20 feet | 28 feet |
30° to 53° | 13 feet | 9 feet | 19 feet | 33 feet | 53 feet |
54° to 74° | 18 feet | 9 feet | 19 feet | 39 feet | 60 feet |
75° to 90° | 24 feet | 9 feet | 19 feet | 43 feet | 60 feet |
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 19.05; Am. Ord 148, passed 5-16-2006)
§ 153.280 OFF-STREET WAITING AREA FOR DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES.
On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for the purpose of serving customers in their automobiles by means of a service window or similar arrangement where the automobile engine is not turned off, there shall be provided 3 off-street waiting spaces for each service window if other parking is provided and 10 spaces if no other parking is provided. An off-street waiting space is defined as an area 10 feet wide by 24 feet long, shall not include the use of any public space, street, alley, or sidewalk, and shall be located entirely within the Commercial Zoning District.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 19.06)
§ 153.281 LOADING AND UNLOADING.
(A) On the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, involving the receipt or distribution of vehicles or materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot, adequate space for standing, loading, and unloading in order to avoid undue interference with public use of dedicated rights-of-way.
(B) The space shall be provided as follows.
Total Floor Area of the Building | Off-Street Loading Space Requirements | |
Office use | 2,000 to 10,000 square feet | 1 usable loading space; 10 feet by 25 feet |
10,001 to 50,000 square feet | 1 usable loading space; 10 feet by 50 feet | |
Commercial and industrial uses | 0 to 1,400 square feet | 1 usable loading space; 10 feet by 25 feet |
1,401 to 20,000 square feet | 1 usable loading space; 10 feet by 50 feet | |
20,001 to 50,000 square feet | 2 usable loading spaces; each 10 feet by 50 feet |
(C) All loading spaces shall be in addition to the off-street parking area access drive, and maneuvering lane requirements.
(D) Off-street loading space shall have a clearance of 13 feet 6 inches in height.
(E) Off-street loading space may be completely enclosed within a building, or may occupy a portion of the site outside of the building, provided that where any portion of a loading space is open to public view, the space shall be screened.
(F) All loading and unloading in the Industrial District shall be provided off-street in the rear yard or interior side yard, and shall in no instance be permitted in a front yard.
(G) In those instances where exterior side yards have a common relationship with an industrial district across a public thoroughfare, loading and unloading may take place in the exterior side yard when the setback is equal to at least 50 feet.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 19.07)