Clinton Township, MI Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

13, Off-Street Parking Requirements, governs how every lot in the Township provides parking at the time a building is erected or enlarged. Subsection (b) applies specifically to houses: residential off-street spaces must be a driveway, a garage, or a combination, located on the same premises they serve, and the parking must be paved to provide at least two spaces per dwelling unit, with use restricted to the paved areas only. Subsection (k) reinforces this for every district: all parking areas, including driveways, drive aisles, and storage lots, must be paved in accordance with Township standards.

Front-yard placement is separately restricted. Subsection (c) bars off-street parking in any required front yard in multiple-family residential districts and in any non-residential district, unless the Zoning Code specifically allows it elsewhere, which is why some commercial corridors permit limited front-row parking under their own overlay standards while ordinary residential and multi-family lots do not. Subsection (a) covers commercial and industrial uses, requiring parking either on the same lot or within 300 feet of the building served, with ownership documentation from the applicant. Subsection (d) locks in existing designated parking areas: they cannot be converted to another use until the Planning Commission reviews and the Township Board approves equal replacement facilities elsewhere. The requirements were re-adopted under Ordinance 260-A-499, passed December 22, 2025, as part of the current Zoning Code.