Clinton Township, MI Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)

01(a)(22) allows child care centers in the OS Office/Service District, B-1 Neighborhood Business District, B-2 Community Business District, and B-3 General Business District, subject to three conditions. First, centers must comply with applicable laws of the State of Michigan or the federal government, which folds in Michigan's own child care licensing regime on top of the Township's zoning standard. Second, any outdoor play area provided at the center must be fenced on all sides with a minimum four-foot-high fence, a life-safety measure aimed at keeping children contained and separated from adjacent parking areas or thoroughfares.

Third, the site itself must have at least one property line abutting a major or secondary thoroughfare, with all site access provided from that thoroughfare, which channels drop-off and pick-up traffic onto higher-capacity roads rather than local residential streets. This use standard governs \"child care centers\" as the code separately defines that term in Section 1150's definitions chapter: a facility, other than a private residence, receiving one or more preschool or school-age children for care for periods of less than 24 hours a day, where the parents or guardians are not immediately available to the child.

01(a)(31) with its own fencing, hours-of-operation, and spacing standards for homes located in residential districts. 99, which classifies any Zoning Code violation as a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500, up to 90 days in jail, or both, and treats each day of continued violation as a separate offense.