Parking in Canton Township, MI

2 spaces per efficiency, 1 bedroom, or 2 bedroom unit and 3 spaces per unit with 3 or more bedrooms, plus supplemental guest parking equal to 20 percent of the required total, spaced conveniently to each building (Section 4.01.C). Parking is barred from required front yards in multiple-family districts (Section 4.01.B.1). New multiple-family buildings also carry electric vehicle infrastructure requirements under Section 4.03.

Retail runs at 1 space per 150 square feet of usable floor area plus 1 per employee; personal services at 1 per 300 plus 1 per employee; offices at 1 per 250 square feet gross; medical offices at 1 per 200; standard restaurants at 1 per 65 square feet of usable floor area plus 1 per employee; carryout restaurants at 10 per service counter plus 1 per employee (Section 4.01.C). A planned shopping center is a flat 1 per 250 square feet of gross leasable area.

Total parking may not exceed the minimum by more than 10 percent (Section 4.01.C.6). Fractions of one-half or more round up (Section 4.01.C.2).

Retail at 1 space per 150 square feet of usable floor area plus 1 per employee; supermarkets the same; furniture and appliance stores at 1 per 800 plus 1 per employee; standard restaurants at 1 per 65 plus 1 per employee; bars at 1 per 40 plus 1 per employee; fast food at 1 per 50 square feet of eating area plus 1 per employee plus 10 stacking spaces per drive-through window; offices at 1 per 250 gross; medical at 1 per 200; planned shopping centers at 1 per 250 square feet of gross leasable area (Section 4.01.C).

Parking may exceed the minimum by at most 10 percent, and the Planning Commission may adjust ratios on a traffic study (Section 4.01.C.6).

Planned shopping centers park at 1 space per 250 square feet of gross leasable area; freestanding retail at 1 per 150 of usable floor area plus 1 per employee; standard restaurants at 1 per 65 plus employees; fast food at 1 per 50 of eating area plus employees plus 10 stacking per window; motor vehicle sales at 1 per 200 of showroom plus 1 per service stall plus 1 per 500 of outdoor display; offices at 1 per 250; theaters and assembly at occupancy-based ratios (Section 4.01.C). The 10 percent cap above minimum and the traffic-study adjustment both apply (Section 4.01.C.6).

Hotels and motels park at 1 space per guestroom plus 1 per employee, with extra spaces for restaurants and meeting rooms; offices at 1 per 250 square feet gross; medical at 1 per 200; standard restaurants at 1 per 65 of usable floor area plus employees; theaters at occupancy ratios (Section 4.01.C). Hotel sites also carry electric vehicle charging space requirements (Section 4.03, Table 4-1).

Business and professional offices park at 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area; medical and dental offices and clinics at 1 per 200 (Section 4.01.C). Total parking may not exceed the minimum by more than 10 percent, and new office buildings carry electric vehicle space requirements under Section 4.03.

Manufacturing and processing uses park at 5 spaces plus 1 per employee on the largest shift or 1 per 550 square feet of usable floor area, whichever is greater; offices at 1 per 250 square feet gross; warehousing at 5 plus 1 per employee or 1 per 1,500 square feet, whichever is greater; multi-tenant industrial buildings at 1 per 400 square feet gross (Section 4.01.C). Loading areas must sit in side or rear yards, screened from public roads (Section 21.03.A.9).

Manufacturing parks at 5 spaces plus 1 per employee on the largest shift or 1 per 550 square feet of usable floor area, whichever is greater; warehousing at 5 plus 1 per employee or 1 per 1,500 square feet; multi-tenant industrial buildings at 1 per 400 square feet gross; offices at 1 per 250 (Section 4.01.C). Uses in multi-tenant buildings must demonstrate adequate parking (Section 22.03.A.4). Truck and trailer parking must be screened from I-275 (Section 22.03.A.6).

Manufacturing parks at 5 spaces plus 1 per employee on the largest shift or 1 per 550 square feet of usable floor area, whichever is greater; warehousing at 5 plus 1 per employee or 1 per 1,500 square feet; multi-tenant buildings at 1 per 400 gross (Section 4.01.C). Required parking may not double as loading space (Section 4.01.C.5).

Single- and two-family homes need 2 off-street spaces per dwelling unit, which may be in a garage (Section 4.01.C). Residential parking must be a driveway, parking strip, garage, or combination on the premises; parking on lawns is prohibited, and paved or gravel parking may cover at most 50 percent of the front yard (Section 4.01.B.2).

• One commercial vehicle may be kept per residential lot, at most six wheels, and it must be stored in a garage; semitrailers are prohibited in residential districts (Section 4.01.B.2).
• Recreational vehicles and boats (Section 4.01.E): store them beside the house between the front and rear building lines with 10 feet clear to the side lot line, or behind the rear building line at least 3 feet from side and rear lines. Driveway parking is limited to 3 days within any rolling 7 days, with two 2-week hardship permits available per year. RVs may not be lived in or hooked to utilities, must be registered and operable, and may cover at most 25 percent of the required rear yard.
• Nonresidential lots: stalls are 9 by 19 feet with a 22 foot two-way aisle at 90 degrees (Section 4.01.D.2), surfaced in concrete or bituminous pavement with 6 inch curbs (Section 4.01.D.5, 6). Total parking may not exceed the calculated minimum by more than 10 percent (Section 4.01.C.6).
• Accessible spaces follow the Section 4.01.C.4 table, from 1 space in a 25 space lot upward.
• New construction carries electric vehicle requirements (Section 4.03, Table 4-1): a new single- or two-family home with a garage needs one EV-capable space wired for Level 2 charging, and multiple-family, hotel, and nonresidential projects need EV-ready and installed stations by ratio.