§ 10.3. Required off-street parking and stacking.

A.

Location of facilities.

1.

Agricultural (article 3) and residential (article 4) zoning districts. Required parking shall be provided on the same lot of record as the building it is required to serve.

2.

Commercial and office (article 5) and industrial (article 6) zoning districts. Required parking shall be provided within 300 feet of the building it is meant to serve, unless otherwise stated in this article. The measurement is taken from the nearest point of public entrance to the building to the nearest point of the parking lot.

B.

Calculating required spaces. The following instructions shall apply:

1.

Floor area. Off-street parking requirements shall be calculated based on total floor area served by the parking lot, or as otherwise provided in Table 10.3.

2.

Fractions. If the calculation of required parking spaces results in a fraction, the number shall be rounded down to a whole number.

3.

Public assembly seating. Each 24-inch segment a bench, pew, or similar seating type shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining parking requirements.

4.

Unlisted uses. For uses not specified in Table 10.3 the required parking spaces shall be determined by the zoning administrator, on the basis of requirements for similar uses.

5.

Multiple uses. For projects with multiple land uses on the same site or within the same building, the amount of parking spaces for each use shall be provided and the space for one use shall not be considered as providing required spaces for any other use except as permitted by section 10.6.

C.

Stacking for drive-through facilities. For every building or use having a drive-through facility, sufficient stacking capacity shall be provided to ensure that queuing of vehicles does not extend into a street or alley. A stacking space shall be at least ten feet in width by 20 feet in length. Stacking spaces shall be designed to minimize conflicts with pedestrians, cyclists, and parking area traffic.

Table 10.3 Parking Requirements by Use

Use		Number of Parking Spaces
Accessory uses		Varies depending use type.
Agricultural labor camp		Two parking spaces (for vehicles) for each unit in which people are housed. The term "unit" shall mean a room or enclosed floor area that is used or intended to be used at a farm labor camp for living, sleeping, cooking, or eating purposes.
Agritourism, ancillary uses and activities		Determined by the Zoning Administrator based on similar use consideration.
Banquet hall		One space per 100 s.f.
Bed and breakfast		Two plus one for each rentable room.
Commercial stable		One per individual stable space.
Community cultural facility		One per 375 s.f.
Day care, child care center		Two plus one per 10 children permitted by state license.
Day care, family day care (1—6 children),and group day care home (7+ children)		One off-street parking space is required for each employee. Sufficient area shall be designated for drop-off of children in a safe manner that will not result in traffic disruptions.
Dwelling, accessory		One.
Dwelling, multiple-family residential dwellings		Two spaces per dwelling unit, plus one guest parking space for every two units.
Dwelling, single-family		Two spaces per dwelling unit.
Dwelling, two-family		Two spaces per dwelling unit.
Dwelling, upper floor of building with non-residential uses at street level (single or multiple)		One space per dwelling unit.
Farmers market		See retail.
Governmental facility		See offices and services.
Housing — Independent, assisted, convalescent and nursing		One per three beds.
Hotel/motel		One per room and one per 300 s.f. of office space. In addition, spaces required for ancillary uses such as lounges, restaurants or places of assembly shall be provided and determined on the basis of the individual requirements for that use.
Housing, independent and assisted living		One and one-half spaces per unit.
Manufacturing		One per 800 s.f. manufacturing space, one per 2,000 s.f. of warehousing, one per 300 s.f. of office space.
Manufactured home community		See State of Michigan Manufactured Housing General Rules.
Medical services, clinic and medical office		One per 300 s.f.
Medical service, hospital		Two and one-quarter per patient bed.
Meeting facility		One space per 100 s.f.
Mini-warehouses/self-storage		One space per two units.
Office and service drive-through		Three stacking spaces are per service lane for financial institutions, five per service lane for any other use.
Offices and services		One per 300 s.f.
Place of worship		One for every four seats in the main place of assembly.
Recreation	Campground	Determined by the zoning administrator based on similar use consideration.
	Community-based	Determined by the zoning administrator based on similar use consideration.
	Golf course	Six per one golf hole plus additional for any bar or restaurant.
	Golf course, miniature or "par-3"	Three per one hole.
	Gymnasium, sports fields, or stadium or similar place of outdoor assembly	One for every three seats or one for every six feet of bench. For fields without spectator seating, there shall be a minimum of 30 spaces per field.
	Indoor commercial	One space per 100 s.f.
	Recreation areas and parks	Determined by the Zoning Administrator based on similar use consideration.
Restaurant; restaurant with micro-brewery, small distillery, small winery; tavern	Carry-out	Seven per service or counter station
	Drive-through	10 stacking spaces are per service lane.
	Sit-down	One per 100 s.f.
Retail	Less than 5,000 s.f.	One per 150 s.f.
	5,000 s.f. to 9,999 s.f.	One per 200 s.f.
	10,000 s.f. to 49,999 s.f.	One per 250 s.f.
	Over 50,000 s.f.	One per 300 s.f.
	Building supply, lumber, greenhouse, equipment, vehicles	One space per 300 s.f. plus one per 2,000 s.f. of outdoor area used for display and storage
Roadside stand		Determined by the Zoning Administrator based on similar use consideration.
School	Elementary or middle	One per classroom, plus one per 300 s.f. of office space.
	High school	One per classroom, plus one per 300 s.f. of office space in addition to the requirements for places of assembly such as auditoriums and gymnasiums.
	Specialized/training	One per 300 s.f.
Service station		See retail.
Theater		One for every three seats.
Vehicle repair	General repair	Two per service stall, plus the requirements for offices.
	Quick oil change	Two stacking spaces per service stall, rack or pit plus general offices and services.
Vehicle wash		Four spaces, 10 stacking spaces for every washing stall or line, plus a minimum 30-foot long drying lane. Two stacking spaces per self-serve car wash stall.
Warehousing		One per 2,000 s.f.