(A) Where parking space is required to be provided for any industrial use, 10% of the capacity of any publicly owned off-street parking facilities located within two blocks may be deducted from the parking space required by this section, but the industrial off-street parking requirements of this section shall not be reduced by more than 40%.
(B) Off-street parking facilities shall be located as specified in this section. For industrial uses, required parking shall be provided within 500 feet of the industrial building, which shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building such facility is required to serve.
(C) Every parcel of land used as a public or private parking area in any "I" District shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements or other industrial property line, unless screened by a solid masonry wall.
(D) For every building, or part, hereafter erected, which is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, wholesale store or warehouse, laundry, dry cleaning, or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution in vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same premises off-street loading spaces in relation to floor area as follows:
Up to 20,000 square feet | 1 space |
20,000 to 50,000 square feet | 2 spaces |
50,000 to 100,000 square feet | 3 spaces |
One additional space for each additional 100,000 square feet, or part thereof and each loading space shall be at least 12 feet in width, and 88 feet in length, and have a clearance of 14 feet above grade. | |
(E) Vehicle service garages shall contain one parking space for each 500 square feet of building floor area.
(F) Employee parking shall consist of one parking space for every one employee on the most populated shift. Handicapped parking shall be required in accordance with § 153.051(B) of this chapter.
(G) In the case of a building, structure, or premises, the use of which is not specifically mentioned in § 153.055, the provisions for a use which is mentioned and to which the use in question is similar, shall apply.
(H) In case of a situation where there is more than one use in a single structure the following off-street parking regulations may apply:
Uses per Structure | % of otherwise combined required parking |
2 | 80% |
3 | 75% |
4 | 70% |
5 or more | 65% |
In no case shall less than 65% be allowed | |
(I) Parking surface. All parking shall be on an approved paved surface, which can include pervious pavement, with the exception of parking for campgrounds, RV parks, cemeteries, parks and other outdoor recreational uses.
(J) Access drives to and from a parking area and all other access drives to structures or entrances to structures on the site shall be paved. Access drives are not part of the required parking area. Design and construction of access drives must be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator and Department of Public Works Superintendent and in the instance of M-25, the Michigan Department of Transportation.
(Ord. passed 11-16-2020)