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It is the intent of this subchapter that off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided and adequately maintained by each property owner in every district for the parking of motor vehicles for the use of occupants, employees, vendors, and patrons of each building and premise constructed, altered, or enlarged under the provisions of this chapter.
(A) Whenever five or more vehicle parking spaces are required for a given use of land, plans and specifications for the construction or alteration of an off-street parking area shall be submitted for approval of the Village Council, after receipt of a recommendation from the Planning Commission, before a development permit is issued.
(B) Such plans and specifications shall indicate the location, precise use of buildings, size, site, design, surfacing, marking, lighting, drainage, curb cuts, entrances, exits, landscaping, and any other detailed features essential to the complete design and construction of the parking area.
(C) Whenever 15 or more vehicle parking spaces are required for a given use of land, plans and specifications for the construction or alteration of off-street parking areas shall be submitted by a registered professional engineer or other appropriate professional.
All off-street parking and loading areas shall be located on the same lot, or other lot in the same zoning district located not more than 200 linear feet from the building intended to be served. On-street public parking may be considered available to meet all or any portion of the needs of a non-residential use, provided that the Planning Commission finds parking spaces are reasonably available at the time of day needed.
A parking area, parking space, or loading area which exists at the time this chapter becomes effective, or which subsequent thereto is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall not be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements established by this chapter.
The right-of-way of any village street, shall not be used for off-street parking without the written permission of the Clinton County Road Commission, the Village Council and/or the State of Michigan Department of Transportation depending on the jurisdiction for the street.
(A) Parking spaces and loading areas shall be used exclusively for the parking of vehicles associated with a building, structure or land use for which whose employees and patrons it is designed to serve. No commercial activity, special events, repair work, advertising, servicing, or selling of any kind shall be conducted within required parking areas without permission being granted by the Village Council. No portable structures, buildings, or equipment shall be permitted within required parking areas, except as may otherwise be permitted by this chapter.
(B) No signs shall be erected in parking areas except the following: no more than one directional sign at each entrance or exit may be erected which may also bear the name of the enterprise the lot is intended to serve; disabled parking space signs, as provided by the Michigan Construction Code Act, Public Act 230 of 1977, as amended, M.C.L.A. 125.1501 et seq. Such signs shall not project beyond the property line of the premises.
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