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Clinton Charter Township Overview
Clinton Charter Township, MI Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CLINTON MICHIGAN
PRELIMINARY UNIT
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
TITLE TWO - Planning
TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
TITLE SIX - Land Development Regulations
TITLE EIGHT - Zoning
CHAPTER 1250 General Provisions and Definitions
CHAPTER 1252 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
CHAPTER 1254 Board of Appeals
CHAPTER 1256 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
CHAPTER 1258 R-1 Through R-5 One-Family Residential Districts
CHAPTER 1260 RT Two-Family Residential District
CHAPTER 1262 RML Multiple-Family Residential Low-Rise District
CHAPTER 1264 RMH Multiple-Family Residential High-Rise District
CHAPTER 1266 MH Manufactured Home Community District
CHAPTER 1268 OS-1 Office/Service Low-Rise District
CHAPTER 1270 OS-2 Office/Service Mid-Rise District
CHAPTER 1272 OS-3 Office/Service High-Rise District
CHAPTER 1274 B-1 Neighborhood Business District
CHAPTER 1276 B-2 Community Business District
CHAPTER 1278 B-3 General Business District
CHAPTER 1279 B-4 Regional Business District
CHAPTER 1280 I-1 Light Industrial District
CHAPTER 1282 I-2 General Industrial District
CHAPTER 1283 TR Technical Research District
CHAPTER 1284 P Parking District
CHAPTER 1286 SP Special Purpose Districts
CHAPTER 1287 GB Groesbeck Highway Overlay District
CHAPTER 1288 PUD Planned Unit Development District
CHAPTER 1290 FW Floodway District, Flood Hazard Areas and Wetlands
CHAPTER 1293 Use Standards
CHAPTER 1294 General Site Plan Development Regulations
CHAPTER 1295 Landscaping Standards
CHAPTER 1296 Performance Standards
CHAPTER 1297 Development and Approval Procedures
CHAPTER 1298 Nonconforming Uses
APPENDIX I SKETCHES
APPENDIX II ZONING MAP CHANGES
PART THIRTEEN - FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 1284
P Parking District
1284.01   Purpose.
1284.02   Principal uses permitted.
1284.03   Required conditions.
1284.04   Setbacks when contiguous to Residential Districts.
1284.05   Screening and landscaping.
1284.06   Parking space layout, standards, construction and maintenance.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Regulation of location of trades, buildings and uses by local authorities; authority to zone; acquisition of property - see M.C.L.A. Secs. 125.581, 125.582, 125.583a
   Regulation of congested areas - see M.C.L.A. Sec. 125.583
   Effect of zoning ordinance or zoning decision in presence of demonstrated need for certain land use - see M.C.L.A. Sec. 125.592
   Parking - see TRAF. Ch. 420
1284.01   PURPOSE.
   The P Parking District, as herein established, is intended to accommodate the off-street parking for uses, except one-family residential, which are not able to provide adequate space within their own district boundaries. The P Parking District shall only be a permitted use for uses which are located completely within the boundaries of the Charter Township of Clinton, except for uses situation in an adjoining community, in whole or in part, which involve solely schools, providing education K-12, churches and uses owned or operated by a governmental entity.
(Ord. 260. Passed 7-9-79.)
1284.02   PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED.
   Premises in P Districts shall be used only for an off-street vehicular parking area and shall be developed and maintained subject to reasonable conditions, such as by illustration not limitation, fencing, pavement type selection, vegetation, irrigation, gates, and lighting. (Ord. 260. Passed 7-9-79; Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)
1284.03   REQUIRED CONDITIONS.
   (a)   The parking area shall be accessory to and for use in connection with one or more use, other than one family residential which is located completely within the boundaries of Clinton Township, except for uses situated in an adjoining community, in whole or in part, which involve solely schools providing education K-12, churches and uses owned or operated by a governmental entity.
   (b)   Such parking lots shall be contiguous to an RM or nonresidential district on at least one side. Parking areas may be approved when adjacent to said districts or on the end of a block where such areas front on a street which is perpendicular to that street servicing the district. There may be a private driveway, public street or public alley between such P Parking District and any RM or nonresidential district.
   (c)   The parking area shall be used solely for the parking of private passenger vehicles for periods of less than 72 hours and shall not be used as an off-street loading area or for outdoor storage.
   (d)   No commercial repair work or service of any kind or sales or displays shall be conducted in such parking area.
   (e)   No signs of any kind, other than signs designating entrances, exits and conditions of use, shall be maintained on such parking area.
   (f)   No building, other than for the shelter of attendants, shall be erected upon the premises, and such building shall not exceed 14 feet in height.
(Ord. 260. Passed 7-9-79; Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)
1284.04   SETBACKS WHEN CONTIGUOUS TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
   Where a P Parking District is contiguous to a residentially zoned district which has a common frontage on the same block with residential structures, or wherein no residential structures have yet been erected, there shall be a setback equal to the required residential setback for said Residential District, or a minimum of 25 feet, whichever is the greater. The required wall shall be located on this minimum setback line.
(Ord. 260. Passed 7-9-79; Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)
1284.05   SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING.
   The parking area shall be landscaped in accordance with Chapter 1295. The Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Clinton may substitute for screening and landscaping, fencing, and vegetation intended to create an obscuring separation of parking from surrounding uses.
(Ord. 260. Passed 7-9-79; Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)
1284.06   PARKING SPACE LAYOUT, STANDARDS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.
   P Parking Districts shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1294.
(Ord. 260. Passed 7-9-79; Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)