IX ACCESS, CIRCULATION AND PARKING
This article is intended to ensure that the parking and circulation aspects of all developments are well designed with regards to safety, efficiency and convenience for vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians and transit, both within developments and to and from surrounding areas. Sidewalk or bikeway extensions off site may be required based on needs created by the proposed development. This article is also intended to ensure off-street parking and loading facilities are sufficient in number, adequately sized and properly designed to meet the of needs and demands associated with land uses now in place in the township or with land uses allowed by this chapter.
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.01, 10-21-2003)
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.02, 10-21-2003)
On any corner lot, no fence, wall hedge, screen, structure, planting or other obstruction to vision shall be placed in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of 2 1/2 and ten feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets in the triangular area formed at the intersection of street right-of-way lines. The triangular shall be measured a distance of 25 feet along each right-of-way line from the point of intersection. (See Figure 7 in appendix A.)
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.03, 10-21-2003)
The township shall require a traffic impact analysis for development proposals requiring full site plan approval and all planned unit development (PUD) projects in order to analyze the effect of development upon existing street traffic as outlined in the Washtenaw County Road Commission's Driveway Standards, section 3.5. The traffic impact analysis shall examine existing and proposed traffic flows, trip generation studies, impacts on major intersections, turning movement analysis, roadway capacity, parking generation and site ingress/egress. The traffic impact analysis shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer or transportation planner, and shall be reviewed and approved by both the township engineer and the Washtenaw County Road Commission.
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.04, 10-21-2003)
Speed Limit (mph) | Minimum Spacing (feet) |
25 | 105 |
30 | 125 |
35 | 150 |
40 | 185 |
45 | 230 |
50 | 275 |
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.05, 10-21-2003)
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.06, 10-21-2003)
Use | Required Number of Parking Spaces per Each Unit of Measure |
Residential: | |
Single- or two-family dwelling | 2 per each dwelling unit |
Multiple-family dwelling | 2 per each dwelling unit plus 1 per each ten dwelling units |
Senior citizen housing | 1 per each dwelling unit |
Places of assembly/institutional: | |
Churches | 1 per each 3 seats based on maximum seating capacity in the main place of assembly therein |
Private clubs and lodges | 1 per 5 individual members allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by fire and/or building codes |
Hospitals | 1 per each 2 beds |
Convalescent homes, homes for the aged, nursing homes, children's' homes | 1 per 3 beds |
High schools, trade schools, colleges, and universities | 8 per each classroom |
Elementary and middle schools | 5 per each classroom |
Child care centers, day nurseries, or nursery schools | 1 per each 10 students, plus 1 per each employee |
Stadiums, sports arenas, auditoriums, banquet halls and meeting facilities | 1 per each 4 seats, based on maximum seating capacity |
Libraries and museums | 1 per each 500 sq. ft. of floor area |
General commercial: | |
Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Supermarkets, drugstores, and other self-serve retail establishments | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of floor area |
Convenience stores | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Planned shopping center | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Furniture, appliances, hardware and household equipment sales | 1 per each 600 sq. ft. of floor area |
Lodging | 1 per each guest bedroom, plus amount required for accessory uses, such as a restaurant or cocktail lounge |
Fast food restaurant | 1 per each 75 sq. ft. of floor area |
Sitdown restaurant | 1 per each 3 seats, based on maximum seating capacity |
Taverns and cocktail lounges (other than fast food restaurants) | 1 per each 3 persons allowed within maximum occupancy load as established by fire and/or building codes |
Garden stores and building material sales | 1 per each 800 sq. ft. of floor area |
Open air business, not otherwise provided for herein | 1 per each 800 sq. ft. of lot area used for said business |
Movie theaters | 1 per each 3 seats based on the maximum seating capacity |
Wholesale stores, machinery sales | 1 per each 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
Automotive: | |
Auto sales | 1 per each 200 sq. ft. of showroom floor area plus 3 per each service stall |
Automobile repair facilities | 3 per each service stall plus 1 per each service vehicle |
Gasoline stations without convenience store | 1 per pump unit, plus 3 per each service stall |
Gasoline stations with convenience store | 1 per pump unit, plus 3 per each service stall, plus 1 per each 200 sq. ft. of floor area devoted to retail sales and customer retail sales and customer service |
Car washes (self-serve) | 2 per each wash stall, plus 1 per each vacuum station |
Car washes (automatic) | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area of customer waiting and service area, 1 per vacuum station |
Collision or bump shop, and other | 3 per each stall or service area |
Office and service: | |
Medical and dental offices | 1 per each 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Business and professional offices | 1 per each 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
Banks | 1 per each 250 sq. ft. of floor area |
Barbershops and beauty shops | 3 per each chair |
Recreational: | |
Bowling alleys | 3 per bowling lane, plus amount required for accessory uses such as a restaurant or cocktail lounge |
Private tennis, swim or golf clubs or other similar uses | 1 per each 2 memberships, plus for accessory uses such as a restaurant or cocktail lounge |
Golf course, open to the general public | 5 per each hole, plus amount required for accessory uses such as a restaurant or cocktail lounge |
Industrial: | |
Industrial, manufacturing or research establishments | 1 per each 500 sq. ft. of floor area |
Warehouse and storage buildings | 1 per each 1,500 sq. ft. of floor area |
Contractors office | 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
| Maneuvering Lane Width (in feet) | Parking Space Dimensions (in feet) | |||
| Parking pattern | One-Way | Two-Way | Width | Length |
| 0—parallel | 12 | 20 | 9 | 24 |
| 30°—53° | 16 | 22 | 9 | 18 |
| 54°—74° | 16 | 22 | 9 | 18 |
| 75°—90° | 20 | 22 | 9 | 18 |
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.07, 10-21-2003; Ord. No. 3381, § 5, 4-19-2005)
| Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.) | Loading and Unloading Spaces Required |
| 0—2,000 | None |
| 2,001—20,000 | One space |
| 20,001—100,000 | One space plus one space for each 20,000 sq. ft. in excess of 20,000 sq. ft. |
| 100,001—500,000 | Five spaces plus one space for each 40,000 sq. ft. in excess of 100,000 sq. ft. |
| Over 500,000 | 15 spaces plus one space for each 80,000 sq. ft. in excess of 500,000 sq. ft. |
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.08, 10-21-2003)
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. (See Figure 12 in appendix A.)
| Use | Stacking Spaces per Service Lane |
| Banks | 4 |
| Photo service | 4 |
| Dry cleaning | 4 |
| Fast food restaurants | 8 |
| Car washes (self-service): | |
| Entry | 3 |
| Exit | 1 |
| Car washes (automatic): | |
| Entry | 6 |
| Exit | 3 |
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.09, 10-21-2003)
IX ACCESS, CIRCULATION AND PARKING
This article is intended to ensure that the parking and circulation aspects of all developments are well designed with regards to safety, efficiency and convenience for vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians and transit, both within developments and to and from surrounding areas. Sidewalk or bikeway extensions off site may be required based on needs created by the proposed development. This article is also intended to ensure off-street parking and loading facilities are sufficient in number, adequately sized and properly designed to meet the of needs and demands associated with land uses now in place in the township or with land uses allowed by this chapter.
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.01, 10-21-2003)
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.02, 10-21-2003)
On any corner lot, no fence, wall hedge, screen, structure, planting or other obstruction to vision shall be placed in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of 2 1/2 and ten feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets in the triangular area formed at the intersection of street right-of-way lines. The triangular shall be measured a distance of 25 feet along each right-of-way line from the point of intersection. (See Figure 7 in appendix A.)
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.03, 10-21-2003)
The township shall require a traffic impact analysis for development proposals requiring full site plan approval and all planned unit development (PUD) projects in order to analyze the effect of development upon existing street traffic as outlined in the Washtenaw County Road Commission's Driveway Standards, section 3.5. The traffic impact analysis shall examine existing and proposed traffic flows, trip generation studies, impacts on major intersections, turning movement analysis, roadway capacity, parking generation and site ingress/egress. The traffic impact analysis shall be prepared by a registered professional engineer or transportation planner, and shall be reviewed and approved by both the township engineer and the Washtenaw County Road Commission.
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.04, 10-21-2003)
Speed Limit (mph) | Minimum Spacing (feet) |
25 | 105 |
30 | 125 |
35 | 150 |
40 | 185 |
45 | 230 |
50 | 275 |
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.05, 10-21-2003)
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.06, 10-21-2003)
Use | Required Number of Parking Spaces per Each Unit of Measure |
Residential: | |
Single- or two-family dwelling | 2 per each dwelling unit |
Multiple-family dwelling | 2 per each dwelling unit plus 1 per each ten dwelling units |
Senior citizen housing | 1 per each dwelling unit |
Places of assembly/institutional: | |
Churches | 1 per each 3 seats based on maximum seating capacity in the main place of assembly therein |
Private clubs and lodges | 1 per 5 individual members allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by fire and/or building codes |
Hospitals | 1 per each 2 beds |
Convalescent homes, homes for the aged, nursing homes, children's' homes | 1 per 3 beds |
High schools, trade schools, colleges, and universities | 8 per each classroom |
Elementary and middle schools | 5 per each classroom |
Child care centers, day nurseries, or nursery schools | 1 per each 10 students, plus 1 per each employee |
Stadiums, sports arenas, auditoriums, banquet halls and meeting facilities | 1 per each 4 seats, based on maximum seating capacity |
Libraries and museums | 1 per each 500 sq. ft. of floor area |
General commercial: | |
Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Supermarkets, drugstores, and other self-serve retail establishments | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of floor area |
Convenience stores | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Planned shopping center | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Furniture, appliances, hardware and household equipment sales | 1 per each 600 sq. ft. of floor area |
Lodging | 1 per each guest bedroom, plus amount required for accessory uses, such as a restaurant or cocktail lounge |
Fast food restaurant | 1 per each 75 sq. ft. of floor area |
Sitdown restaurant | 1 per each 3 seats, based on maximum seating capacity |
Taverns and cocktail lounges (other than fast food restaurants) | 1 per each 3 persons allowed within maximum occupancy load as established by fire and/or building codes |
Garden stores and building material sales | 1 per each 800 sq. ft. of floor area |
Open air business, not otherwise provided for herein | 1 per each 800 sq. ft. of lot area used for said business |
Movie theaters | 1 per each 3 seats based on the maximum seating capacity |
Wholesale stores, machinery sales | 1 per each 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
Automotive: | |
Auto sales | 1 per each 200 sq. ft. of showroom floor area plus 3 per each service stall |
Automobile repair facilities | 3 per each service stall plus 1 per each service vehicle |
Gasoline stations without convenience store | 1 per pump unit, plus 3 per each service stall |
Gasoline stations with convenience store | 1 per pump unit, plus 3 per each service stall, plus 1 per each 200 sq. ft. of floor area devoted to retail sales and customer retail sales and customer service |
Car washes (self-serve) | 2 per each wash stall, plus 1 per each vacuum station |
Car washes (automatic) | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area of customer waiting and service area, 1 per vacuum station |
Collision or bump shop, and other | 3 per each stall or service area |
Office and service: | |
Medical and dental offices | 1 per each 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Business and professional offices | 1 per each 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
Banks | 1 per each 250 sq. ft. of floor area |
Barbershops and beauty shops | 3 per each chair |
Recreational: | |
Bowling alleys | 3 per bowling lane, plus amount required for accessory uses such as a restaurant or cocktail lounge |
Private tennis, swim or golf clubs or other similar uses | 1 per each 2 memberships, plus for accessory uses such as a restaurant or cocktail lounge |
Golf course, open to the general public | 5 per each hole, plus amount required for accessory uses such as a restaurant or cocktail lounge |
Industrial: | |
Industrial, manufacturing or research establishments | 1 per each 500 sq. ft. of floor area |
Warehouse and storage buildings | 1 per each 1,500 sq. ft. of floor area |
Contractors office | 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
| Maneuvering Lane Width (in feet) | Parking Space Dimensions (in feet) | |||
| Parking pattern | One-Way | Two-Way | Width | Length |
| 0—parallel | 12 | 20 | 9 | 24 |
| 30°—53° | 16 | 22 | 9 | 18 |
| 54°—74° | 16 | 22 | 9 | 18 |
| 75°—90° | 20 | 22 | 9 | 18 |
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.07, 10-21-2003; Ord. No. 3381, § 5, 4-19-2005)
| Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.) | Loading and Unloading Spaces Required |
| 0—2,000 | None |
| 2,001—20,000 | One space |
| 20,001—100,000 | One space plus one space for each 20,000 sq. ft. in excess of 20,000 sq. ft. |
| 100,001—500,000 | Five spaces plus one space for each 40,000 sq. ft. in excess of 100,000 sq. ft. |
| Over 500,000 | 15 spaces plus one space for each 80,000 sq. ft. in excess of 500,000 sq. ft. |
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.08, 10-21-2003)
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. (See Figure 12 in appendix A.)
| Use | Stacking Spaces per Service Lane |
| Banks | 4 |
| Photo service | 4 |
| Dry cleaning | 4 |
| Fast food restaurants | 8 |
| Car washes (self-service): | |
| Entry | 3 |
| Exit | 1 |
| Car washes (automatic): | |
| Entry | 6 |
| Exit | 3 |
(Ord. No. 275, § 10.09, 10-21-2003)