Municipal Code
CHAPTER 1258 P-1 Vehicular Parking District
1258.01 Statement of purpose.
1258.02 Permitted use.
1258.03 Limitation of the use.
1258.04 Location.
1258.05 Ingress and egress.
1258.06 Surface of the parking area.
1258.07 Front yards.
1258.08 Side yards.
1258.09 Protective walls.
1258.10 Bumper rails.
1258.11 Landscaping.
1258.12 Lighting.
1258.13 Site plan approval.
CROSS REFERENCES
Regulation of land development and the uses of land and
structures by local authorities - see M.C.L.A. 125.3201
Authority to zone - see M.C.L.A. 125.3202
Uses of land or structures not conforming to ordinances;
powers of
legislative bodies; acquisition of property - see
M.C.L.A. 125.3208
Off-street parking and loading - see P. & Z. Ch. 1262
Nonconforming uses and buildings - see P. & Z. Ch. 1264
Natural buffer zones - see P. & Z. Ch. 1266
Supplementary regulations - see P. & Z. Ch. 1268
1258.01 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The P-1 Vehicular Parking District is intended to permit
the establishment of areas to be used for off-street
vehicular parking of private passenger cars, so as to
benefit and service nonresidential uses. This District
is also designed to afford maximum protection to next
adjacent residential areas by providing landscaped
setbacks, fences and well-designed parking lot
facilities. It is also intended that this District act
as a transitional area between commercial areas and
residential areas, thereby permitting private property
owners as well as public agencies to provide needed
off-street parking.
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.02 PERMITTED USE.
In the P-1 District, the following use is permitted:
Vehicular parking subject to the requirements in Section
1258.03.
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.03 LIMITATION OF THE USE.
(a) Parking areas shall be used only for parking of
passenger vehicles operated by the management,
employees, customers and guests of the enterprise doing
business in the Village of Franklin.
(b) Parking may be with or without charge.
(c) No business involving the repair or services to
vehicles, trailers, mobile homes, travel trailers, boats
or boat trailers, or the sale, display or storage of the
same shall be permitted from or upon property zoned in a
P-1 District.
(d) No buildings other than those for shelter of
attendants shall be erected upon premises; there shall
be not more than two such buildings in the area, and
each such building shall be not more than fifty square
feet in area nor exceed fifteen feet in height.
(e) No advertising signs shall be erected on the
premises, except that not more than one directional sign
at each point of ingress or egress may be erected which
may also bear the name of the operator of the lot and
enterprise it is intended to serve. Such signs shall not
exceed six square feet in area, shall not extend more
than ten feet in height above the nearest curb and shall
be entirely upon the parking area.
(See also Section 1268.25.) (Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.04 LOCATION.
All P-1 Districts shall be contiguous to a C-1, RO-1 or
another P-1 District. In all cases, lots which are used
for parking shall be the adjacent successive lots from
said Commercial District or nonresidential district.
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.05 INGRESS AND EGRESS.
Adequate ingress to and egress from premises used for
parking shall be provided for vehicles and shall be in
accordance with the plan which shall be submitted in
triplicate for approval in accordance with Section
1258.13.
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.06 SURFACE OF THE PARKING AREA.
The parking area shall be provided with a pavement in
accordance with Section 1262.02(b). (Ord. 101. Passed
2-20-70.)
1258.07 FRONT YARDS.
Where a P-1 District is contiguous to a residentially
zoned district which has a common frontage on the same
block with the P-1 District, and wherein residential
structures have been erected, there shall be provided a
yard space equal to the average setback of homes in the
block on the same side of the street.
Where the P-1 District is contiguous to a residentially
zoned district which has a common frontage in the same
block with the P-1 District, and wherein residential
structures have been erected having a front yard of
greater than twenty feet in depth, there shall be
provided a yard space equal in depth to the minimum
setback distance of any existing residential structure
so located, except in cases where residential structures
have been erected at the rear of lots. In such cases,
the yard space shall not be less than twenty feet in
depth or equal to the minimum required by the private
restrictions.
Where the P-1 District lies across a street and opposite
a residentially zoned district wherein the lots front
upon such a street, there shall be provided a yard space
not less than twenty feet in depth, and a protective
wall as set forth in Section 1258.09.
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.08 SIDE YARDS.
Where a P-1 District is contiguous to side lot lines of
premises in a residentially zoned district, there shall
be provided a side yard not less than ten feet in width
between the side lot lines and the parking area.
Where the P-1 District lies across a street and opposite
a residentially zoned district where the side lot lines
are contiguous to such street, there shall be provided a
yard space not less than ten feet in depth.
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.09 PROTECTIVE WALLS.
Where the P-1 District adjoins or is located across the
street from residentially zoned or used property, there
shall be provided around the parking area between the
required yard spaces and the actual parking area a wall
in accordance with Section 1262.02(e). (Ord. 101. Passed
2-20-70.)
1258.10 BUMPER RAILS.
There shall be provided a bumper rail in accordance with
Section 1262.02(f).
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.11 LANDSCAPING.
Wherever a wall, as provided in Section 1258.09, is
required, all land between said wall and the boundaries
of the P-1 District shall be kept free from refuse or
debris and shall be landscaped. The landscaped area
adjacent to the wall shall be planted with deciduous
shrubs, evergreens and/or ornamental trees.
Fruit trees shall not be used. Where the arrangement of
plant materials will result in exposure of the walls,
said walls shall be covered with ivy, spirea border or
similar plant material. The remainder of the landscaped
area which is not planted with the aforementioned stock
shall be in well-kept lawn. All landscaping shall be
maintained in a healthy growing condition, neat and
orderly in appearance.
All planting plans shall be first submitted to the
Building Official for approval as to suitability of
planting materials and arrangement thereof in accordance
with the provisions of the preceding paragraph and the
requirements of Section 1262.02.
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.12 LIGHTING.
Where lighting facilities are provided, they shall be so
arranged as to reflect the light away from all
residentially zoned properties which are adjacent to the
P-1 District, and shall be in accordance with Section
1262.02(c).
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
1258.13 SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
For all development in a P-1 District, there must be
site plan review as required under Section 1268.30.
(Ord. 101. Passed 2-20-70.)
