The amount of required off-street parking space for new uses or buildings, additions thereto and additions to existing buildings, or changes in use, as specified in Section 1290.01, Off-Street Parking Generally, shall be determined in accordance with the following table. The space so required shall be stated in the application for a building permit and shall be irrevocably reserved for such use and/or shall comply with Section 1290.04, Off-Street Parking A Areas; Residential Districts Adjoining Business or Industrial Districts; 1290.05, Off-Street Parking B Areas; Business Districts; 1290.06, Off-Street Parking C Areas; Industrial Districts; or 1290.07, Parking in Residential Districts, as may be applicable.
Use | Number of Spaces |
Use | Number of Spaces | |
(a) Residential | ||
One-family and two-family dwellings | Two (2) for each dwelling unit. | |
Multiple-family dwellings | One and one-half (1½) per each efficiency or one (1)-bedroom dwelling unit, and two (2) per each unit with two (2) or more bedrooms. | |
Senior citizens housing | One (1) for every two (2) dwelling units. | |
(b) Institutional | ||
Auditoriums, assembly halls, and outdoor arenas | One (1) for every three (3) seats or six (6) feet of benches. | |
Child care centers | Two (2) plus one (1) space for each eight (8) children of licensed authorized capacity. | |
Churches, temples or synagogues | One (1) for every three (3) seats based on maximum seating capacity in the main place of assembly therein. | |
Elementary and junior high schools | One (1) for each teacher, employee and administrator in addition to the requirements of the auditorium or assembly hall. | |
Government offices | One (1) space for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area. | |
Homes for the aged and convalescent homes | One (1) for every three (3) beds or two (2) rooms, whichever is less, and one (1) for each employee on duty based upon maximum employment shift. | |
Hospitals | One (1) for every two (2) beds, and one (1) for each employee on duty based upon maximum employment shift. | |
Libraries, museums and noncommercial art galleries | One (1) for every two-hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, less the area devoted to book and art storage, utility rooms and lavatories. | |
Private clubs, dance and union halls, fraternal orders, civic clubs, lodge halls, or similar uses | One (1) for every three (3) persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by City, County or State, Fire, Building or Health Codes. | |
Public recreation centers | Five (5) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area. | |
Senior high schools | One (1) for each teacher, employee and administrator and one for every ten (10) students, in addition to the requirements of the auditorium or assembly hall. | |
(c) Business and Commercial | ||
Antique malls
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One (1) for every two hundred-fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area. (Res. 2012-223A. Passed 7-16-12, effective 8-1-12.) | |
Automobile wash establishments (automatic) | Two (2), plus one (1) for each employee and manager, plus a minimum of sixteen (16) for cars waiting to be washed for each conveyor system, plus one (1) upon exiting each conveyor system, plus two (2) for post-wash detailing. | |
Automobile and truck sales, with or without automotive service and/or repair facilities | One (1) for every four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area of the sales room, plus one (1) for each employee on duty based upon maximum employment shift, plus spaces required for any automotive service and/or repair facilities. | |
Automobile wash establishments (self-service) | Two (2) for cars waiting to be washed for each car wash bay, plus one (1) upon exiting each bay. | |
Automotive service stations | One (1) for each employee, plus one (1) for the owner and/or manager, plus two (2) for each service bay. | |
Beauty parlors or barber shops | Three (3) for each of the first two (2) beauty or barber chairs, and one and one-half (1 ½) for each additional chair. | |
Beauty schools | One (1) for every forty (40) square feet of gross floor area, less the area devoted to storage, utility rooms or lavatories. | |
Carry-out restaurants | One (1) for each one-hundred-fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of six (6). | |
Convenience store, with or without automotive fuel service | One (1) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus spaces required for automotive fuel service. The Planning Commission may permit each fuel pump space to count as one-half (½) of a required parking space. | |
One (1) for every two (2) seats in an established seating plan area, plus one (1) for every fifteen (15) square feet of usable customer area other than in an established seating plan area, plus one (1) for every two (2) employees based upon maximum employment shift, plus one (1) for every outside customer automobile service stall area, plus required vehicle stacking spaces. | ||
Dry cleaners | Two (2) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area. | |
E-Commerce establishments | One (1) for every employee on peak shift, plus retail space requirements if included. (Res. 2022-146A. Passed 5-16-22, effective 6-1-22.) | |
Equipment repair | One (1) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area. | |
Fast-food restaurants without drive-in or drive-through service | One (1) for each one-hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of twenty-five (25). | |
Furniture and appliance establishments; household equipment repair shops; showroom of a plumber, decorator, electrician or similar trade; clothing and shoe repair shops; laundries; hardware and home improvement stores; machinery sales establishments; and other similar uses | Four (4) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area. | |
Hypermarket | Five (5) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area. | |
Indoor flea markets
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One (1) for every two hundred-fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area. (Res. 2012-259A. Passed 8-20-12, effective 9-5-12.) | |
Laundromats | One (1) for each three (3) washing or drying machines. | |
Mortuary establishments and funeral homes | One (1) for every seventy-five (75) square feet of floor space in the slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms. | |
Motels, hotels or other commercial lodging establishments | One (1) for each occupancy unit, plus one (1) for each employee, plus spaces for any dining rooms, restaurants, cocktail lounges, ballrooms or meeting rooms, based upon maximum occupancy code. | |
Open air business establishments, except as listed in paragraph (c)(16) hereof | One (1) for every five-hundred (500) square feet of lot area for retail sales and retail uses. | |
Recreational vehicle sales and service establishments, trailer sales and rentals, boat showrooms | One (1) for every four-hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area of the sales room. | |
Restaurants, except as otherwise specified herein | One (1) for each one-hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area intended for use by customers and patrons of the establishment, plus one (1) for every two (2) employees based upon the anticipated maximum employment shift. | |
Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein (includes marihuana retailers and provisioning centers) | One (1) for every two-hundred-fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area. | |
Service establishments, except as otherwise specified herein | Two (2) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area. | |
Shopping centers or clustered commercial centers with less than 60,000 square feet of gross leaseable floor area | Four (4) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area, plus spaces for a supermarket or hypermarket, if included. | |
Shopping centers or clustered commercial centers with 60,000 square feet or more of gross leaseable floor area | Five (5) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area, plus spaces for a supermarket or hypermarket, if included. | |
Studios, dance, health, music and other similar places of instruction and recreation | One (1) for every forty (40) square feet of gross floor area, less the area devoted to storage, utility rooms and lavatories. | |
Supermarkets | Four and one-half (4½) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area. | |
Video rental establishments | Fifteen (15) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area, with a minimum of eight (8). | |
(d) Offices | ||
General business offices; professional offices of lawyers, architects, engineers, planners, accountants or other professions | Three and one-half (3½) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area. | |
Drive-through financial institutions (banks, savings and loan offices, credit unions) (see also Section 1290.03) | Five (5) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus two (2) for every automated teller machine and waiting space equivalent to four (4) for each drive-through window. | |
Immediate care medical facility | Two (2) for each examination room, plus one (1) space for each laboratory or recovery room, plus one (1) space for each employee on duty based upon maximum employment shift. | |
Financial institutions (banks, savings and loan offices, credit unions) | Five (5) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus two (2) for every automated teller machine. | |
Medical offices and professional offices of doctors, dentists, or similar professions; medical centers or clinics | Seven (7) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area. | |
Veterinary clinics or hospitals | Four (4) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area. |
(e) Recreation and Entertainment | ||
Amusement establishments, including video and pinball arcades, pool and billiard hall, etc. | One (1) for every fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area. | |
Banquet centers and halls | One (1) for every three (3) persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by City, County or State, Fire, Building or Health Codes. | |
Batting cages | One (1) for every cage, plus one (1) for each employee. | |
Bowling alleys | Four (4) for each bowling lane, plus required parking for any bar, restaurant or assembly space attached to a bowling alley. | |
Golf courses | Four (4) for every hole (or two (2) for every hole if a par-three course), plus one (1) for each employee. | |
Health, fitness, and exercise centers | Five (5) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leaseable floor area, plus spaces required for any pools, tennis courts, etc. | |
Marinas, public or private | One (1) for each boat or ship. | |
Miniature golf courses and driving ranges | One (1) for each hole or tee, plus one (1) for each employee. | |
Skateparks | One (1) space for every one-thousand two-hundred (1,200) feet of gross leaseable floor area. | |
Skating rinks (roller and ice) | Six (6) for every one-thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area. | |
Stadium sports areas or similar places of assembly | One (1) for every three (3) seats or six (6) feet of bench. | |
Swimming pools | One (1) for every four (4) persons of maximum occupancy. | |
Tennis or racquet clubs | Four (4) for each court, plus one (1) for each employee. If a spectator area is provided, one (1) space for every three (3) seats shall be required. | |
Theaters and auditoriums (indoor) | One (1) for every four (4) seats, based on maximum seating capacity in the main place of assembly therein, plus one (1) for every two (2) employees. | |
Theaters (drive-in) | One (1) per each vehicle, plus a ten percent (10%) reservoir of the total vehicle capacity. | |
(f) Industrial | ||
Automotive repair centers | One (1) for every five-hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area (does not include storage of wrecked or repaired vehicles). | |
Industrial establishments, including manufacturing, research and testing, laboratories, creameries, bottling works, printing, plumbing or electrical workshops. | One (1) for every five-hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area, or one (1) per every one and one-half (1½) employees, computed on the basis of the greatest number of persons employed at any one period during the day or night, whichever is greater. | |
Marihuana growing facility, marihuana safety compliance facility, marihuana processing establishment or marihuana secured transporter establishment. | One (1) for every employee on peak shift, one (1) for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area for facilities/establishments over five thousand (5,000) square feet. | |
Self-storage warehouses | Six (6). | |
Wholesale establishments | One (1) for every one-thousand seven-hundred (1,700) square feet of gross floor area, or one (1) for each employee, computed on the basis of the greatest number of persons employed at any one (1) period during the day or night. |
(g) Barrier-Free Parking Requirements. Within each parking lot, signed and marked barrier-free spaces measuring twelve (12) feet in width shall be provided at a convenient location, in accordance with the following table. Barrier-free parking space requirements shall be in accordance with the Michigan Department of Labor, Construction Code Commission, Barrier Free Design Division.
Total Spaces
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Barrier-Free Spaces Required |
Total Spaces
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Barrier-Free Spaces Required |
1 to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 8 |
301 to 400 | 12 |
over 400 | 12, plus 2 for every 250 or fraction thereof over 400 |
(Res. 98-340A. Passed 9-21-98; Res. 02-156A. Passed 3-25-02; Res. 2012-223A. Passed 7-16-12, effective 8-1-12; Res. 2012-259A. Passed 8-20-12, effective 9-5-12; Res. 2020-320A. Passed 10-19-20, effective 11-4-20.)