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ARTICLE VIII OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS

8.1. OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS

A. Off-Street Parking Regulations.

1. When units or measurements determining number of required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, the fraction shall be considered one (1) required parking space.

2. In all zoning districts, except in the Downtown Commercial District, off-street parking shall be provided in amounts not less than specified for the various uses.

3. Requirements for a use not mentioned shall be the same for that use which is most similar to the use not listed, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.

4. Additional parking shall be provided and maintained in proper ratio to any increase in floor area or building use capacity.

5. Where benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities are used as seats, each twenty (20) inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one (1) seat.

6. In the case of mixed uses in the same building, the total requirements for off-street parking and loading shall be the sum of the requirements for each individual use computed separately.

7. It shall be unlawful to use any of the off-street parking established to meet the requirements of this Ordinance for any purpose other than the parking of licensed vehicles.

8. No commercial repair work, servicing, or selling of any kind shall be conducted on any parking area. Required parking spaces shall be used only for the parking of vehicles used to service the establishment to which it is accessory and by its patrons.

9. No advertising sign shall be erected on required parking areas except that not more than one (1) directional sign at each point of ingress or egress may be erected which may also bear the name of the enterprise the lot is intended to serve. Such signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet in area and shall not project beyond the property line of the premises.

10. The joint use of parking facilities by two (2) or more uses is recommended, and may be approved by the Village Council, when the following can be satisfied.

a. Computing Capacities: In computing capacities of any joint use, the total space requirement is the sum of the individual requirements that will occur at the same time. If the parking demand for individual uses occur at distinctly different times, the total of such off-street parking facilities required for joint or collective use may be reduced below the sum total of the individual space requirements.

b. Record of Agreement: A copy of an agreement between joint users shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit and recorded with the Register of Deeds for Benzie County. The agreement shall include a recorded easement for continued use of the parking facility for each party of the joint use.

11. The number of required off-street parking spaces in all districts for every residential, recreational, institutional, cultural, business, and industrial use shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum requirements:

B. Off-Street Parking Space Requirements.

USE	PARKING SPACE PER UNIT OF MEASUREMENT AS FOLLOWS:
RESIDENTIAL
One and two family	2	Per each dwelling unit
Accessory dwelling unit	2	Per each accessory dwelling unit
Multiple family and attached single family	2	Per each dwelling unit
Multiple family in the DC zone	1	Per each dwelling unit
Mobile home developments	2	Per each mobile home unit
INSTITUTIONAL
Day care center	1	Per each four (4) persons based on licensed capacity, plus amount required for accessory uses
Day care center	6	off-street queuing spaces
Churches	1	Per each three (3) seats based on maximum seating capacity in the main place of assembly therein.
Convalescent homes, adult foster care, nursing homes, children's homes	1	Per each two (2) beds
Elementary and junior high schools	1	Per classroom, plus the requirements of the auditorium or assembly hall therein
High schools, colleges and trade schools	1	Per 2 employees plus
High schools, colleges and trade schools	1	Per each eight (8) students, based on maximum occupancy load established by local, county, state, fire, health, or building codes, plus requirements of the auditorium or assembly hall therein.
Hospitals	2	Per each bed (bassinets shall not be counted as beds)
Libraries and museums	1	Per each 400 square feet of usable floor area
Private clubs and lodges	1	Per each three (3) individual members allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county, state, fire, health, or building codes
Private tennis club, swim club, golf club or other similar uses	1	Per each two (2) member families or individuals, plus the listed parking requirements for any accessory use.
Senior independent living units	1	Per each living unit
Senior assisted care units, homes for the elderly, retirement community housing, etc.	1	Per 3 residents
Auditoriums, stadiums and assembly halls	1	Per each three (3) seats based on maximum seating capacity in the main place of assembly therein
COMMERCIAL
Animal hospitals and kennels	1	Per each 400 square feet of gross floor area
Barber shops	2	Per each barber
Beauty shops	3	Per each beauty operator
Bed and breakfast	1	Per rented room, provided on site, plus
Bed and breakfast	2	For operator's dwelling unit
Bowling lanes	5	Per bowling lane plus amount required for accessory uses
Convenience stores	1	Per 500 square feet of usable floor area
Dance halls, exhibition halls, pool halls, billiard parlors, and assembly halls without fixed seats	1	Per each two (2) persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county, state, fire, health, or building codes
Furniture, appliances, and household equipment repair shops, hardware stores, and other similar uses	1	Per each 800 square feet of gross floor area
Laundromats, coin operated dry cleaning establishment	1	Per three (3) washing or dry cleaning machines
Marinas	1.5	Per boat slip
Marinas	1	Per each four (4) boat storage spaces
Miniature or "Par 3" golf courses	3	Per each hole plus amount required for accessory uses
Mortuary establishments, funeral homes, undertaking parlors	1	Per each 500 square feet of gross floor area
Motels, hotels and tourist home	3	Per two guest rooms plus the amount required for each accessory use including restaurants, lounges and gift shops
Personal service establishment (not otherwise provided for herein)	1	Per each 300 square feet of usable floor area
Restaurants and other establishments (other than drive-thru restaurants) in which is conducted the sale and consumption on the premises of food, beverages, or refreshments	1	Per each two (2) persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load as established by local, county, state, fire, health, or building codes.
Restaurants (drive-thru) or similar drive-thru uses for the sale of food, beverages, or refreshments	1	Per each 50 square feet of gross floor area plus,
	2	drive-thru short term waiting spaces plus,
	12	stacking spaces for drive-thru service which do not conflict with the use of required spaces plus,
	2	longer spaces designated for recreational vehicles, buses, and semi-trucks
Retail stores	1	1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
Roadside stands	6	Per establishment
Theaters with:	1 to 3 screens or stages	1 per each 4 seats
Theaters with:	4 to 6 screens or stages	1 per each 5 seats
Vehicle repair shops, collision or bump shops, and other similar uses	1	Per each 800 square feet gross floor area, plus
	3	Per each stall or service area
Vehicle salesrooms, machinery sales and other similar uses	1	Per each 200 square feet usable floor area, plus amount required for accessory uses
Vehicle service stations	3	Per each service stall, plus
Vehicle service stations	1	Per each service vehicle, plus amount required for convenience store, vehicle wash, or other applicable accessory use
Vehicle wash establishments	1	Per employee during peak shifts plus,
	12	stacking spaces per bay for a semi- or fully automatic car wash plus,
	2	stacking spaces per bay for a self-serve car wash
Wholesale stores	1	Per 200 square feet of gross floor area
OFFICES
Banks (drive-thru)	4 stacking spaces	Per each drive-thru window which do not conflict with the use of required parking spaces plus requirements for a bank
Banks (other than drive-thru banks) and post offices	1	Per each employee or service window plus
	1	Per each 300 square feet of gross floor area
	1	Per each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Business and professional offices	1	Per each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Medical clinic and dental clinic	3	Per each examining room
INDUSTRIAL
Industrial or manufacturing establishments and research establishments	1	Per each 300 square feet of gross floor area, plus amount required for accessory uses and offices, with a minimum of five (5) spaces
Warehouses and storage buildings	1	Per each 2,000 square feet gross floor area, with a minimum of four (4) spaces

C. Off-Street Parking Design Standards. The following design standards shall apply:

1. Parking areas with a capacity of four (4) or more vehicles shall be surfaced with a material that shall provide a durable, smooth, and dustless surface and shall be graded and provided with drainage facilities to accommodate surface runoff on site.

2. Each parking space shall be provided access by means of a maneuvering aisle. Backing directly into a street or highway shall be prohibited. Parking spaces shall be clearly marked and have the following minimum dimensions depending on the parking pattern:

Stall Aisle Stall Bay¹⁾ Bay²⁾

Width Width Length Width Width

a. Parallel Parking 9 feet 12 feet 23 feet 30 feet 21 feet

b. 90-Degree Parking 10 feet 24 feet 19 feet 60 feet 42 feet

c. 60-Degree Parking 10 feet 18 feet 19 feet 54 feet 36 feet

d. 45-Degree Parking 10 feet 13 feet 19 feet 50 feet 32 feet

e. 30-Degree Parking 10 feet 11 feet 19 feet 48 feet 30 feet

¹⁾With 2 parking stalls and aisle

²⁾ With one parking stall and aisle

8.2 OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS

A. Off-Street Loading Regulations.

1. On the same premises with every building or part thereof, erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, department store, wholesale, market, hotel, hospital, laundry, dry cleaning, or others similarly involving the receipt or distribution of vehicles, material, or merchandise there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading, and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with street or parking areas.

2. Such loading and unloading space, unless completely and adequately provided for within a building, shall be a minimum area of ten (10) feet by fifty (50) feet, with fourteen (14) foot height clearance, and shall be provided according to the following schedule:

a. Off-street loading spaces shall be screened from view of residential areas and public streets and highways.

b. Off-Street Loading Space Requirements.

Gross Floor Area in Square Feet	Loading and Unloading Spaces Required in Terms of Square Feet of Gross Floor Area
0-2,000	0
2,000-20,000	1
20,000-and above	1	plus one space for each 20,000 square feet in excess of 20,000 square feet.