(a) Off-street parking. The following exemptions and allowances to the off-street parking requirements shall apply:
(1) Uses in the B5 and PC Districts and in any other district in the Central Business District area shall be exempt from the off-street parking requirements of Subdivisions B and C of this division;
(2) For retail, service, and commercial uses on zoning lots abutting a Traditional Main Street Overlay Area or on land zoned SD1 or SD2, the maximum distance that off-street parking shall be provided from the principal use specified in Subdivision B of this division, may be increased to 1,320 feet where the applicant can show to the satisfaction of the Planning and Development Department that a “district approach” to parking is being used in the Traditional Main Street Overlay Area or other area nearby. To show a district approach to parking, the applicant shall provide the following:
a. A signage plan to show how the business will direct customers and employees to the off-site parking lot, including parking signage and wayfinding;
b. A plan for who will manage and maintain the off-site parking facility, including safety and security measures;
c. Where the parking area or parking structure is owned by someone other than the applicant, a shared parking agreement shall be required according to Section 50-14-156 and Section 50-14-159 of this Code.
(3) No additional off-street parking, beyond that already provided, shall be required for structures erected prior to April 9, 1998, other than religious institutions, that do not exceed 3,000 square feet of gross floor area; and
(4) When a use located in a structure erected prior to April 9, 1998, expands into an existing adjacent structure erected prior to April 9, 1998, and the total gross floor area of the combined structures does not exceed 4,000 square feet, no additional off-street parking shall be required.
(5) Additional parking reductions are set forth in Section 50-14-153 and Section 50-14-163 of this Code.
(b) Credit for on-street parking. Within the Woodward and Grand River/Lahser Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas, any on-street parking space adjacent to a use, each such space consisting of not less than 23 feet of contiguous linear permissible on-street parking that is immediately adjacent to the use, may be counted as one space against applicable off-street parking requirements for such use.
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-21 (JCC 11/26/2019, Passed 7/7/2020, Approved 7/8/2020, Published 7/31/2020, Effective 8/8/2020).
Residential uses shall provide off-street parking as cited in Section 50-14-33 through Section 50-14-35 of this Code.
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).
Off-street parking regulations for household living are as follows:
| Use Category | Specific Land Use | Off-Street Parking Spaces
Required, Minimum. (References are to square feet of gross floor area unless otherwise indicated.) |
Maximum Distance
(feet) |
| Household living | Loft and Multiple-family dwelling, in general | 1.25 per dwelling; 0.75 per dwelling unit for multiple family dwelling for the elderly as defined in Section 50-16-304; see also Section 50-14-74,
On land zoned SD1 or SD2: 1.0 per dwelling unit. Where located within 0.50 miles of a bus rapid transit, street car/trolley or light rail line a high-frequency transit corridor in any zoning district, or within the Lahser or Livernois/West McNichols Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas: 0.75 per dwelling unit. |
100; except where developed under the "school building adaptive reuses" provision as defined in Section 50-16-381; same lot; and except on land zoned SD1 or SD2: 1,320 where a "district approach" to parking as provided in Section 50-14-7(2)a, b, and c has been recognized by the Planning and Development Department. |
| Mobile home park | 2 per dwelling unit | Same lot | |
| Single room occupancy housing (non-profit) | 1 per 2 employees + 1 per 10 residents | 100 | |
| Single-family detached dwelling | 2 per dwelling unit | Same lot | |
| Townhouse | 1.5 per dwelling unit | 100 | |
| Two-family dwelling | 1.5 per dwelling unit | Same lot | |
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-21 (JCC 11/26/2019, Passed 7/7/2020, Approved 7/8/2020, Published 7/31/2020, Effective 8/8/2020).
Retail, service and commercial uses shall provide off-street parking as cited in Section 50-14-49 through Section 50-14-60 of this Code.
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).
| Use Category | Specific Land Use | Off-Street Parking Spaces Required, Minimum. (References are to square feet of gross floor area unless otherwise indicated.) | Maximum Distance (feet) |
| Retail, service, and commercial uses
located on land zoned SD1 orSD2 or located within the Livernois/West McNichols, or Lahser Traditional Main Street Overlay Area |
All, with the exception of “Vehicle Repair and Service” uses specified in Section 50-14-60 of this Code and excluding “Motor vehicles, used, salesrooms or sales lots.” | Where the use is located within 0.25 miles of a bus rapid transit, street car/trolley or light rail line, 0.75 of the minimum required off- street spaces specified in Sections 50-14-50 through 50-14-60. | As specified in Sections 50-14-50 through 50-14-60 or Section 50-14-7(2) where applicable. |
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-21 (JCC 11/26/2019, Passed 7/7/2020, Approved 7/8/2020, Published 7/31/2020, Effective 8/8/2020).
Off-street parking regulations for food and beverage facilities are as follows:
| Use Category | Specific Land Use | Off-Street Parking Spaces
Required, Minimum. (References are to square feet of gross floor area unless otherwise indicated.) |
Maximum Distance
(feet) |
| Food and beverage service |
Brewpub or microbrewery or small distillery or small winery with "consumption on the premises" | 3 (minimum) +1 per 100 square feet for each 100 square feet in excess of 1,000 | 100 |
| Commissary | 1 per 800 square feet or 1 per 3 employees whichever is greater | 100 | |
| Establishment for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises | 3 (minimum) + 1 per 100 square feet for each 100 square feet in excess of 1,000 | 100 | |
| Microbrewery or small distillery without "consumption on the premises" | 1 per 800 square feet or 1 per 3 employees whichever is greater | 100 | |
| Restaurant, carry-out or fast-food | 1 per 100 square feet of restaurant building and designated outdoor seating area + stacking spaces per Article XIV, Division 1, Subdivision H (if a drive-through window exists) | 100 | |
| Restaurant, standard | 3 for the first 500 square feet of
building and designated outdoor seating area + 1 per 100 square feet of building and outdoor seating area in excess of the first 500 square feet + stacking spaces per Article XIV, Division 1 Subdivision H (if a drive-through window exists) |
100 | |
| All other | As required for most similar “restaurant” type | ||
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).
Off-street parking regulations for sales-oriented retail sales and service facilities are as follows:
| Use Category | Specific Land Use | Off-Street Parking Spaces Required, Minimum.\(References are to square feet of gross floor area unless otherwise indicated.) | Maximum Distance (feet) |
| Retail sales and service (sales- oriented) |
Bake shop | See Schedule B | 100 |
| Firearms dealership | See Schedule B | 100 | |
| Kennel, commercial | Schedule B | 100 | |
| Motor vehicles, new or used, salesroom or sales lot | 2 spaces + 1 per 800 square feet of floor area over 1,600 square feet, or 2 spaces + 1 per 2,400 square | 100 | |
| Motorcycles, retail sales, rental or service | 2 spaces + 1 per 800 square feet of floor area over 1,600 square feet of lot area, whichever is greater | 100 | |
| Pawnshop | Schedule B | 100 | |
| Pet shop | Schedule B | 100 | |
| Secondhand stores and second-hand jewelry stores | Schedule B | 100 | |
| Specially designated distributor's (SDD) or specially designated merchant's (SDM) establishment | Schedule B | 100 | |
| Stores of a generally recognized retail nature whose primary business is the sale of new merchandise | Schedule B | 100 | |
| Trailer coaches or boat sale or rental, open air display | 2 spaces + 1 per 800 square feet of floor area over 1,600 square feet | 100 | |
| Trailers, utility—sales, rental, or service; moving truck/trailer rental lots | 2 spaces + 1 per 800 square feet of floor area over 1,600 square feet | 100 | |
| All other | See Schedule B | 100 |
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).
Off-street parking regulations for service-oriented retail sales and service facilities are as follows:
| Use Category | Specific Land Use | Off-Street Parking Spaces Required, Minimum. (References are to square feet of gross floor area unless otherwise indicated.) | Maximum Distance (feet) |
| Retail sales and service (service- oriented) |
Animal-grooming shop | See Schedule B | 100 |
| Automated teller machine (without drive-in facilities) | None | N/A | |
| Automated teller machine (with drive-in facilities) | None; stacking spaces per Article XIV, Division 1, Subdivision H) | N/A | |
| Bank (without drive-in facilities) |
1 per 200 square feet | 100 | |
| Bank (with drive-in facilities) |
1 per 200 square feet + stacking spaces per Article XIV, Division 1, Subdivision H) | 100 | |
| Barber shop | See Schedule B | 100 | |
| Beauty shop | 1 per 100 square feet | 100 | |
| Business college or commercial trade school |
1 per employee + 1 per 3 students based on maximum number of students that can be accommodated at one time | 500; except where developed under the "school building adaptive reuses" provision as defined in Section 50-16-381; same lot | |
| Customer service center (no drive-through window) | 1 per 100 square feet | 100 | |
| Customer service center (with drive-through window) | 1 per 200 square feet + stacking spaces per Article XIV, Division 1, Subdivision H) | 100 | |
| Dry cleaning or laundry pick-up stations | See Schedule B | 100 | |
| Employee recruitment center |
1 per 400 square feet | 100 | |
| Financial services center (without drive-through) | 1 per 200 square feet | 100 | |
| Financial services center (with drive-through) | 1 per 200 square feet + stacking spaces per Article XIV, Division 1, Subdivision H) | 100 | |
| Food stamp distribution center (no drive-through window) | 1 per 200 square feet | 100 | |
| Food stamp distribution center (with drive-through window) | 1 per 200 square feet + stacking spaces per Article XIV, Division 1, Subdivision H) | 100 | |
| Laundromat | 1 per 200 square feet | 100 | |
| Mortuary or funeral home | 1 per 100 square feet + 1 per dwelling unit | Same lot | |
| Nail salon | 1 per 100 square feet | 100 | |
| Photocopying and computing self-service establishment | See Schedule B for the area accessible to customers + 1 per 800 square feet or 1 per 3 employees (whichever is greater) for that portion of building not accessible to customers | 100 | |
| Piercing Parlor | See Schedule B | 100 | |
| Printing or engraving shops | 1 per 800 square feet or 1 per 3 employees, whichever is greater | 500 | |
| Radio, television, or household appliance repair shop | 2 spaces + 1 per 800 square feet of floor area over 1,600 square feet | 100 | |
| School or studio of dance, gymnastics, music, art, or cooking | 1 per employee + 1 per 5 students based on maximum number of students that can be accommodated at one time | 500; except where developed under the "school building adaptive reuses" provision as defined in Section 50-16-381; same lot | |
| Shoe repair shop | See Schedule B | 100 | |
| Shoeshine parlor | See Schedule B | 100 | |
| Tattoo parlor | See Schedule B | 100 | |
| Veterinary clinic for small animals | See Schedule B | 100 | |
| All other | See Schedule B | 100 |
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).
Off-street parking regulations for manufacturing and production facilities are as follows:
[Omitted]
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019);
Amended by Ord. No. 2019-38 (JCC 9/24/2019, Passed 10/29/2019, Approved 11/4/2019, Published 3/26/2021, Effective 4/3/2021).
These other specified uses shall provide off-street parking as cited in Section 50-14-67 through Section 50-14-74 of this Code.
Amended by Ord. No. 20-18 (JCC 7/3/2018, Passed 7/31/2018, Approved 8/1/2018, Published 8/15/2018, Effective 10/14/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).
Off-street parking regulations for medical marijuana facilities and adult-use marijuana establishments are as follows:
| Use Category | Specific Land Use | Off-Street Parking Spaces Required, Minimum.(References are to square feet of gross floor area unless otherwise indicated.) | Maximum Distance (feet) |
| Medical Marijuana Facilities and Adult-Use Marijuana Establishments | Marijuana retail/provisioning facility | 1 per 200 square feet | same lot |
| Designated marijuana consumption establishment
Marijuana grower facility Marijuana microbusiness Marijuana processor facility Marijuana safety compliance facility Marijuana secure transporter facility |
2 per 3 employees, or 1 per 800 square feet, whichever is fewer | 100 feet |
Amended by Ord. No. 20-18 (JCC 7/3/2018, Passed 7/31/2018, Approved 8/1/2018, Published 8/15/2018, Effective 10/14/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2021-9 (JCC 2/16/2021, Passed 3/16/2021, Approved 3/17/2021, Published 3/26/2021, Effective 4/3/2021).
(a) In general. Where the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department determines that:
(1) A building or use requires no variance or other action under the jurisdiction of the Board of Zoning Appeals, other than the parking deficiency; and
(2) The building or use can provide at least 80 percent of the required off-street parking spaces; then, upon request of the petitioner and in conjunction with the Municipal Parking Department and the Department of Public Works Traffic Engineering Division, the department may grant a waiver of the off-street parking requirements, not exceeding ten parking spaces or 20 percent of the required off-street parking requirement, whichever is less. Such waiver shall not be granted unless, in the judgment of the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department, with the sign-off of the Municipal Parking Department and the Department of Public Works Traffic Engineering Division, the waiver of the parking requirement for the building or use involved is not injurious to the adjacent or surrounding areas by creating or increasing traffic congestion or by disrupting traffic circulation, provided that, in those instances where a building or use is subject to Site Plan Review, the Planning and Development Department has sole authority to consider such waiver.
(b) Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas.
(1) Applicability. In addition to the parking waiver granted for buildings not exceeding 3,000 square feet per Section 50-14-7(3) of this Code, in a Traditional Main Street overlay area, as provided in Section 50-11-382 of this Code, the Planning and Development Department may grant a waiver of the off-street parking requirements for the first 3,000 square feet of pedestrian-oriented retail, service, or commercial uses. The Planning and Development Department shall have authority to consider such waiver, ensuring that the waiver will not be injurious to the adjacent or surrounding areas by creating or increasing traffic congestion or by disrupting traffic circulation.
(2) Eligibility. In order to qualify for the waiver, the following criteria shall be met:
a. The pedestrian-oriented use shall fall into one of the following use categories:
1. Section 50-12-62 of this Code, Food and beverage service;
2. Section 50-12-69 of this Code, Retail sales and service, sales-oriented; and
3. Section 50-12-70 of this Code, Retail sales and service, service-oriented, except motor vehicle sales, motorcycle sales, and any use with drive-up or drive-through facilities.
b. New buildings must comply with all of the requirements in the Traditional Main Street Overlay standards, as specified in Section 50-14-432 through Section 50-14-450 of this Code, except that only the provisions of Section 50-14-153(b)(2)(c)(1) and Section 50-14-153(b)(2)(c)(2) and Section 50-14-153(b)(2)(c)(3) shall apply to the East Warren and West Warren Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas and the portion of the Grand River Traditional Main Street Overlay Area between Greenfield and Woodmont and between Evergreen and Lahser, and to the Van Dyke Street Traditional Main Street Overlay Area.
c. Except for within the East Warren and West Warren Traditional Main Street Overlay Areas and the portion of the Grand River Traditional Main Street Overlay Area between Greenfield and Woodmont, and between Evergreen and Lahser, and to the Van Dyke Street Traditional Main Street Overlay Area, new uses in existing buildings shall be eligible for this waiver only if, at a minimum, the building complies with the following standards from Division 3, Subdivision C, of this article:
1. The front façade of the building is located on the lot line facing the Traditional Main Street or set back a maximum of ten feet, in accordance with the standards in Section 50-14-432 of this Code;
2. The street level façade of the building has a minimum of 60 percent transparency according to Section 50-14-436 of this Code;
3. The building has an active entry way located on the façade facing the Traditional Main Street, according to Section 50-14-439 of this Code.
d. In the case where one building or development contains multiple retail, service, or commercial uses, the total number of spaces that may be waived for a building or development using this waiver shall not exceed 45 spaces.
(c) SD1/SD2 Areas. In addition to the parking waiver granted for buildings under 3,000 square feet per Section 50-14-7(3) of this Code, on properties zoned SD1 or SD2, the Planning and Development Department may grant a waiver of the off-street parking requirements, for the first 3,000 square feet of pedestrian-oriented retail, service, or commercial uses. The Planning and Development Department shall have authority to consider such waiver, ensuring that the waiver will not be injurious to the adjacent or surrounding areas by creating or increasing traffic congestion or by disrupting traffic circulation. In the case where one building or development contains multiple retail, service, or commercial uses, the total number of spaces that may be waived for a building or development using this waiver shall not exceed 45 spaces.
(d) Additional parking reductions and waivers. Additional parking reductions and waivers are set forth in Section 50-14-7 and Section 50-14-163 of this Code.
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-21 (JCC 11/26/2019, Passed 7/7/2020, Approved 7/8/2020, Published 7/31/2020, Effective 8/8/2020).
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Repealed by Ord. No. 2020-12 (JCC 2/18/2020, Passed 6/9/2020, Approved 6/15/2020, Published 8/21/2020, Effective 12/9/2020).