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(A) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish standards for off-street parking and loading that result in safe, adequate and efficient vehicle parking and delivery throughout the village.
(B) It is recognized that, due to the specific site conditions and requirements of any given development, inflexible application of these standards may result in development with too much or too little parking or loading space.
(C) Too much parking will result in wasted space, community blight and increased storm water runoff, flooding and water pollution.
(D) Too little parking may lead to traffic congestion or unauthorized parking on adjacent streets or property.
(E) Flexibility and the efficient use of land is encouraged by allowing shared off-street parking for multiple uses on the same lot and on separate lots located near each other.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005)
(A) Compliance required.
(1) Off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities shall comply with the requirements of the Village of Pinckney Technical Standards, Michigan Construction Code and applicable road agencies.
(2) Off-street parking, vehicle loading and stacking facilities in compliance with this subchapter shall be provided in all districts whenever:
(a) A new use or building is established; and
(b) An existing use or building is expanded or changed.
(3) Off-street parking and loading areas shall be landscaped in compliance with § 152.331.
(B) Central Business District. To allow for design flexibility, the Planning Commission may waive or modify the requirements of this subchapter for off-street parking or loading in the Central Business District (CBD), upon finding that all of the following criteria are met:
(1) Due to one or more unique characteristics of the property, such as its size, shape, topography, location, existing structures or surroundings, the strict application of off-street parking and loading requirements in this subchapter will deprive the property owner of its reasonable use, as enjoyed by other property owners in the CBD;
(2) The modification will not create a traffic hazard or any other unsafe, undesirable condition. The applicant may be required to submit a traffic study and/or other documented evidence of compliance with this criterion; and
(3) The modification will be consistent with the purposes of the CBD and this subchapter and will provide adequate parking for the proposed use(s).
(C) Zoning. Any lot used for off-street parking, vehicle loading or stacking shall be zoned to allow the principal use(s) being served.
(D) Setbacks. Off-street parking, loading and stacking spaces shall be setback from street lines and lot lines as required for structures in the zoning district in which the spaces are located.
(G) Lighting. Lighting shall comply with § 152.371(B).
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Ord. 139, passed 9-11-2017; Ord. 154, passed 1-11-2021)
(A) Use. Off-street parking shall be used only for the short-term storage of licensed and operable vehicles. Off-street parking shall not be used for the sale, servicing, repair, dismantling or long-term storage of any vehicle, equipment or material. For the purposes of this requirement, SHORT-TERM shall mean fewer than 24 consecutive hours and LONG-TERM shall mean 24 or more consecutive hours.
(B) Location.
(1) Required off-street parking shall be located on the same lot or within 300 feet of the use(s) being served.
(2) Off-street parking spaces that serve a multiple-family dwelling or a commercial use shall be located in the rear yard or in a side yard to the maximum extent practicable.
(3) Off-street parking spaces shall be at least five feet from any principal building.
(C) Ownership. If off-street parking spaces are not under the same ownership as the principal use(s) being served, evidence of the right to use the off-street parking spaces shall be submitted with the application for site plan approval. This evidence shall be in the form of a property easement, long-term lease or other legally binding agreement between the owner of record and joint users. The agreement shall clearly establish rights of use and responsibility for ongoing maintenance and shall be recorded with the Livingston County Register of Deeds before issuance of a land use permit. The agreement shall require written notification by the lessee to the village at least 14 days prior to the amendment or termination of the agreement.
(D) Dimensions.
(1) Individual parking spaces shall be a minimum of nine feet in width and 20 feet in length. Where a parking space is against an edge, the vehicle overhang may be credited as two feet, if abutting landscaping or abutting sidewalk is at least seven feet wide.
(2) Traffic aisles within parking lots shall be a minimum width of 22 feet.
(E) Calculation. FLOOR AREA is defined in § 152.283. For the purpose of calculating off-street parking spaces, the following rules shall apply:
(1) Mixed and shared uses. The total number of off-street parking spaces shall be the sum of the required spaces for each individual use computed separately.
(2) Students and employees. The Planning Commission shall determine the number of employees and students based upon the largest possible number of employees working on any single shift, the maximum student enrollment permitted by the State of Michigan or the maximum building capacity.
(3) Fractions. Fractions of less than one-half shall be disregarded and fractions of one-half or more shall be counted as one space.
(4) Barrier free parking. Barrier free parking facilities shall be provided and designed in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Construction Code requirements. ADA required spaces may be excluded from the minimum number of spaces required per § 152.283.
(F) Maximum. The number of off-street parking spaces provided to serve a use shall not exceed the number of spaces required in § 152.283, except the Planning Commission may allow an increase of up to 50% at its discretion.
(G) Reduced minimum. The Planning Commission may reduce the number of off-street parking spaces required in § 152.283 by up to 25%, based upon a parking analysis submitted by the applicant.
(1) The parking analysis shall clearly demonstrate that fewer spaces will result in a better design and more efficient use of land, or will otherwise achieve an established goal within the Village Master Plan.
(2) Consideration shall be given to peak use, availability of car pool and off-site parking, public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle access and preservation of natural resources and community character.
(3) The parking analysis shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) Plans showing the location of all relevant uses and structures and the location of roads, off-street parking, public transit and bicycle and pedestrian facilities; and
(b) A schedule showing the maximum number of vehicles to be accommodated during peak hours of operation. This schedule shall be based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual, 6th Edition.
(H) Surface. Surfacing shall comply with the Village Technical Standards.
(I) Wheel guards. Boundary or perimeter areas shall be provided with wheel or bumper guards or continuous curbing located so that no part of parked vehicles will extend beyond the lot line or into any access aisle, maneuvering, setback, pedestrian or landscaped area.
(J) Access. All parking areas containing three or more parking spaces shall be located and designed so that vehicles can enter and exit the parking area without backing onto a public right-of-way.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Ord. 139, passed 9-11-2017; Ord. 154, passed 1-11-2021)
(A) The minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be as required in this section.
(B) For uses not specifically mentioned in this section, the number of required parking spaces shall comply with that of a similar use as determined by the Planning Commission.
Land Use | Minimum Number Parking Spaces |
Residential | |
Land Use | Minimum Number Parking Spaces |
Residential | |
Single-family dwelling | 2 per dwelling unit |
Two or multiple-family dwelling | 1.5 per dwelling unit |
Manufactured home park | 2 per dwelling unit |
Rooming house | 1 per bedroom |
Institutional
| |
Home for the elderly | 1 per dwelling unit |
Nursing home and hospital | 1 per employee + 1 per 4 beds |
Child care center | 1 per employee + 1 per 10 licensed child care slots |
Elementary or middle school | 1 per employee + 1 per 25 students |
High school, trade school or higher education institution | 1 per employee + 1 per 10 students |
Public building (including museum, library and post office) | 1 per 500 square foot floor area |
Place of assembly (including religious institution, funeral home, theater, auditorium, indoor or outdoor arena and private club) | 1 per 4 auditorium seats or 1 per 8 feet of bench or 1 per 50 square feet of assembly area without fixed seats |
Commercial
| |
Office, all types | 1 per 300 square feet floor area |
Personal service | 1 per 300 square feet floor area |
Restaurant, all types | 1 per 75 square feet floor area |
Retail store (including retail food store | 1 per 300 square feet floor area supermarket and department store |
Convenience store | 1 per 200 square feet floor area |
Automobile service station | 1 per 200 square feet floor area |
Automobile repair service | 1 per 500 square feet floor area |
Automobile dealership | 1 per 350 square feet floor area |
Bulk retail (including building, garden supplies) | 1 per 600 square feet floor area |
Wholesale trade and warehousing | 1 per 600 square feet floor area |
Hotel, motel and bed and breakfast inn | 1 per bedroom |
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005)
(A) Compliance required. Off-street loading facilities shall be required on the same lot as any use that involves the regular loading or unloading of commercial vehicles.
(B) Use. Vehicle loading facilities shall not be used for the sale, servicing, repair, dismantling or storage of any vehicle, equipment or material and shall not be counted as an off-street parking space.
(C) Location. Off-street loading facilities shall not be located in the front yard.
(D) Dimensions. Each loading space shall be at least ten feet in width and 30 feet in length, with 14 feet of height clearance.
(E) Minimum loading space. FLOOR AREA is defined in § 152.267. The minimum number of off-street loading spaces shall be as follows:
Building Floor Area | Minimum Number Loading Spaces |
Up to 2,000 square feet | None |
2,000 to 20,000 square feet | 1 space |
20,000 to 100,000 square feet | 1 space + 1 space for each 20,000 square feet in excess of 20,000 square feet |
100,000 to 500,000 square feet | 5 spaces + 1 space for each 40,000 square feet in excess of 100,000 square feet |
100,000 to 500,000 square feet | 15 spaces + 1 space for each 80,000 square feet in excess of 500,000 square feet |
(F) Waiver. The Planning Commission may reduce the number of off-street loading spaces required in division (E) above upon finding that fewer spaces will not result in traffic congestion, a safety hazard, a public nuisance or undue encroachment upon neighboring property.
(G) Surface. Loading dock approaches shall be paved and have an asphalt or concrete base so as to provide a permanent, durable and dustless surface.
(H) Access. Vehicle loading and unloading facilities shall be located and designed so that vehicles can enter and exit without backing onto a public right-of-way.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005)
(A) Compliance required. All uses that provide drive-through facilities for serving customers within their automobiles shall provide adequate off-street stacking space within a defined drive-through lane.
(B) Dimensions. Each drive-through lane and stacking space shall be at least ten feet in width. Each stacking space shall be 20 feet in length.
(C) Minimum stacking spaces. The minimum number of stacking spaces in each drive-through lane shall be as follows. Stacking spaces shall be in addition to the space at the service window.
Land Use | Stacking Spaces Per Service Lane |
Bank, pharmacy, dry cleaner or similar use | 4 |
Fast food restaurant | 6 |
Self service car wash | 3 at entry + 1 at exit |
Automatic car wash | 6 at entry + 2 at exit |
(D) Design standards.
(1) Clear identification and delineation between the drive-through and parking areas shall be provided. Drive-through facilities shall be designed in a manner that protects pedestrian and vehicular safety.
(2) All drive-through facilities shall provide a bypass lane that allows vehicles to pass those waiting to be served and exit the premises.
(3) No vehicle stacking areas shall cross any maneuvering lane, drive, sidewalk or public right-of-way.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Ord. 154, passed 1-11-2021) Penalty, see § 152.999
SIGNS
(A) The purpose of this subchapter is to regulate the location, size, construction, and manner of display of signs and outdoor advertising in order to minimize their harmful effects on the public health, safety, and welfare. While this subchapter recognizes that signs and outdoor advertising are necessary to promote commerce and public information, failure to regulate them may lead to poor identification of individual businesses, deterioration and blight of the business and residential areas of the village, conflicts between different types of land use, and reduction in traffic safety to pedestrians and motorists.
(B) To achieve its intended purpose, this subchapter has the following objectives:
(1) To prevent the placement of signs in a manner that will conceal or obscure signs or adjacent businesses;
(2) To keep the number of signs and sign messages at the level reasonably necessary to identify a business and its products;
(3) To keep signs within a reasonable scale with respect to the buildings they identify;
(4) To reduce visual distraction and obstructions to motorists traveling along, entering, or leaving streets;
(5) To promote a quality manner of display which enhances the character of the village;
(6) To prevent the proliferation of temporary signs which might promote visual blight; and
(7) To eliminate the potential for any adverse affects on the neighboring properties.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Am. Ord. 107, passed 12-12-2011; Ord. 173, passed 12-11-2023)
(A) It shall be unlawful to display, erect, relocate, or alter any sign without obtaining a sign permit, except otherwise noted within this subchapter.
(B) A permit fee shall be paid in accordance with the schedule adopted by the Village Council.
(C) A permit shall be issued by the Zoning Administrator only if the proposed sign meets all requirements of this subchapter.
(D) When a sign permit has been issued by the village, it shall be unlawful to change, modify, alter, or otherwise deviate from the terms or conditions of said permit without prior approval of the Zoning Administrator. A written record of such approval shall be entered upon the original permit application and maintained in the files of the village.
(E) The application for a sign permit shall be made by the owner or tenant of the property on which the sign is to be located, or his or her authorized agent or sign contractor. Such applications shall be made in writing on forms furnished by the village and shall be signed by the applicant.
(F) The application for a sign permit shall be accompanied by the following plans and other information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner or persons entitled to possession of the sign and of the sign contractor or erector;
(2) The location by street address of the proposed sign structure;
(3) A plot plan showing the full dimensions of the sign, proposed copy and graphics, and the location of the sign in relationship to all lot lines, structures, easements, rights-of-way, and the edge of road and parking lot pavement;
(4) Elevation and detail drawings showing colors and materials to be used, and clearly demonstrating compliance with all of the standards in this subchapter; and
(5) Any sign that uses electricity shall require an electrical permit from the County Building Department, regardless of size.
(G) Expiration. Sign permits shall become null and void if the work for which the permit was issued is not completed within six months of the date of issue.
(H) Maintenance. No permit shall be required for the routine repair, servicing, cleaning, or repainting of an existing sign message.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Ord. 82, passed 5-12-2008; Ord. 107, passed 12-12-2011; Ord. 173, passed 12-11-2023) Penalty, see § 152.999
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