How many parking spaces does my business need in Novi?

The Section 5.2.12 schedule sets the minimums. Common ratios:

| Use | Spaces | | --- | --- | | Retail store | 1 per 200 sq ft gross leasable area | | Shopping center under 400,000 sq ft | 1 per 250 sq ft GLA | | Office (up to 100,000 sq ft) | 1 per 222 sq ft GLA | | Office (over 100,000 sq ft) | 1 per 286 sq ft GLA | | Medical office (over 5,000 sq ft) | 1 per 175 sq ft GLA | | Bank | 1 per 150 sq ft gross floor area | | Sit-down restaurant | 1 per 70 sq ft GFA, or 1 per 2 employees plus 1 per 2 customers of maximum capacity including waiting areas, whichever is greater | | Fast food | 1 per 2 employees plus 1 per 2 customers of capacity, plus stacking | | Industrial or research | 1 per 700 sq ft usable, or 5 plus 1 per 1.5 employees on the largest working shift, whichever is greater | | Hotel | 0.85 per room plus 1 per employee, largest shift |

Fractions over one-half round up (Section 5.2.10). Parking must be on site or within 300 feet along a pedestrian route (Section 5.2.3). Two relief valves exist: shared parking reductions where uses peak at different times, supported by a shared parking study (Section 5.2.7), and landbanking of up to 25 percent of required spaces as landscaped reserve where you can show the demand is lower, available only where at least 45 spaces are required (Section 5.2.14).