Park Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Parking and Loading Spaces
Sec. 38-601 General parking requirements.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; amended by Ord. No. Z-51, eff. 9-5-2003; Ord. No. Z-60, eff. 5-14-2009; Ord. No. 2018-3, eff. 8-26-2018; Ord. No. 2020-2, eff. 9-17-2020]
In all zoning districts, there shall be provided, before any building or structure is occupied, or is enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street, outdoor parking spaces for motor vehicles as provided in the following table, except that the required parking spaces may be located inside one garage or one other accessory building on parcels within the MP Overlay District or the OB Overlay District or may be located off-site or a combination of on-site and off-site when located entirely within the MP Overlay District or the OB Overlay District. All parking shall be designed and constructed to be in compliance with relevant provisions of all state and federal laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act and the federal American Disabilities Act. This shall include, but not be limited to, the requisite number of handicapped parking spaces to be made available.
Use | Minimum Parking Spaces Required |
|---|---|
Dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Assembly uses such as theaters, clubs, community halls, arenas, museums, pools, studios, mortuary, or other similar uses; this specifically excludes restaurants and bars | 1 for each 25 square feet of assembly area and 1 for each employee |
Hospitals, institutions | 2 for each patient bed |
Sanitariums, convalescent, or nursing homes | 1 for each patient bed |
Homes for senior citizens | 2 for each dwelling unit |
Hotels, motels, resorts | 1 space per each unit between 250 square feet and 400 square feet; 2 spaces per each unit between 400 square feet and 650 square feet; 3 spaces per each unit 650 square feet and larger; in addition, there shall be 1 space for each employee on duty; in addition, there shall be designated loading zones |
Bowling alleys | 8 for each alley |
Private, elementary and junior high schools | 1 for each employee normally engaged in or about the buildings and grounds plus 1 for each 4 seats used in a public assembly area |
Senior high schools and institutions of higher learning | 1 for each employee normally engaged in or about the buildings and grounds, and 1 for each 3 students enrolled in the institution |
Churches | 1 for each 3 seats in the main worship unit |
Professional offices and buildings | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area, and 1 for each employee |
Medical doctor's office, dental clinic, or veterinarian office | 8 for each doctor, plus 1 for each employee |
Banks, business offices, and public buildings not specifically mentioned elsewhere | 1 for each 150 square feet of floor area |
Taverns, bars, restaurants and ice cream parlors | 1 for each 2 seats |
Marinas | 1 for each slip or mooring |
Drive-in establishments | 1 for each employee, plus 4 additional spaces |
Outdoor cafes and ice cream shops without indoor seating | 1 for each employee, plus 1 for each 2 outdoor seats but not less than a minimum of 4 additional spaces |
Retail stores, supermarkets, department stores, billiard/pool rooms, personal service shops | 1 for each employee, and 1 for each 150 square feet of retail sales area |
Other uses not specifically mentioned | In the case of buildings which are used for uses not specifically mentioned, those provisions for off-street parking facilities for a use which is so mentioned and to which said use is similar in terms of parking demand shall apply |
Mixed uses in same building | In the case of mixed uses in the same building, the amount of parking space for each use specified shall be provided, and the space for one use shall be not considered as providing required spaces for any other use except as to churches and auditoriums incidental to public and parochial schools permitted herein |
Sec. 38-602 Joint use of facilities.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord. No. Z-51, eff. 9-5-2003]
(a)
Provision of common parking facilities for several uses in the same vicinity is encouraged. Where multiple principal uses utilizing common parking facilities exist on the same property in the same vicinity, the total space requirement is the sum of the minimum individual requirements for each use.
(b)
Where a principal use and an accessory use exist on the same property, the total space requirement is the sum of the minimum individual requirements for the principal and accessory uses unless the Planning Commission authorizes as a special use a smaller number of parking spaces. In granting such authorization, the Planning Commission shall consider the following standards:
(1)
Whether the proposed number of parking spaces is sufficient to meet the need for parking facilities of both the principal and accessory uses. The number of parking spaces authorized by the Planning Commission shall not be less than the minimum number required for the principal use.
(2)
The reason for the request that a smaller number of parking spaces than that required be authorized.
(3)
The effect on adjoining property and the surrounding neighborhood.
(c)
The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing with notice thereon in accordance with the requirements of the Zoning Act with respect to special use authorization.
(d)
The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing and shall meet all the requirements of the Zoning Act, with respect to special use authorization, including requirements concerning notification of the public hearing.
Sec. 38-603 Location of facilities.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord. No. Z-51, eff. 9-5-2003]
Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereafter specified; when a distance is specified, it shall be the walking distance measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to nearest normal entrance to the building or use that such facility is required to serve.
(1)
For all residential buildings and for all nonresidential buildings and uses in residential zoning districts, required parking shall be provided on the lot with the building or use it is required to serve.
(2)
For commercial and all nonresidential buildings and uses in commercial zoning districts, required parking shall be provided within 300 feet.
Sec. 38-604 Size of parking space.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord. No. Z-51, eff. 9-5-2003; Ord. No. Z-60, eff. 5-14-2009]
Each off-street parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet in width and 20 feet in length.
Sec. 38-605 Requirements for parking areas.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord. No. Z-51, eff. 9-5-2003; Ord. No. Z-56, eff. 8-22-2006]
Every parcel of land hereafter established as an off-street public or private parking area for 10 or more vehicles, including a municipal parking lot, commercial parking lot, automotive sales and/or service lot, and accessory parking areas for multiple dwellings, businesses, public assembly, and institutions, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
(1)
The parking lot and its driveways shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins premises situated in any R or AG Zoning District by a fence of acceptable design, wall, or compact evergreen hedge. There shall also be provided on each side and rear which adjoins any R or AG Zoning District, a greenbelt 10 feet in width landscaped with lawn or low shrubbery clumps or trees.
(2)
The parking lot and its driveway shall be designed to provide adequate drainage. Environmentally friendly drainage systems are encouraged including, but not limited to, on-site water retention, permeable paving surfaces, rain gardens, etc.
(3)
The parking lot and its driveway shall be surfaced with concrete, asphalt pavement or a type of environmentally friendly porous paving, and maintained in good condition, free of dust, trash, and debris.
(4)
The parking lot and its driveways shall not be used for repair, dismantling, or servicing of any vehicles.
(5)
The parking lot shall be provided with entrances and exits so located as to minimize traffic congestion.
(6)
The parking lot shall be provided with wheel stops, bumper guards, rolled curb, raised curb, or a sidewalk of at least six inches in height so located that no part of a parked vehicle will extend beyond the parking area when abutting a building, interior pedestrian walkway, or public pedestrian walkway.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2021-07, eff.11-2-2021]
(7)
Lighting facilities shall be equipped with shielding so as to reflect the light downward and away from adjoining properties.
(8)
No part of any public or private parking area regardless of number of spaces provided shall be closer than 10 feet to the street right-of-way line or private road easement.
Sec. 38-606 Off-street loading and unloading spaces.
[Ord. No. Z, eff. 2-7-1974; Ord. No. Z-51, eff. 9-5-2003]
For every building or addition to an existing building hereafter erected to be occupied by storage, retail store or block of stores, hotel, motel, resort, hospital, mortuary, laundry, restaurant or other similar uses, requiring the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building or addition an area or means adequate for maneuvering and ingress and egress for delivery vehicles and off-street loading and unloading spaces in relation to floor areas as follows:
(1)
Up to 10,000 square feet: one space at least 14 feet in width, 35 feet in length and 14 feet in height;
(2)
Ten thousand square feet or more: at least two spaces at least 14 feet in width, 55 feet in length and 14 feet in height.
No such space shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot in any R Zoning District. |