Macomb County has no countywide driveway-paving or front-yard-parking ordinance; those come from each city and township zoning code. The county's real role: a new driveway approach onto a county road needs a permit from the Department of Roads (586-463-8671). State law MCL 257.674 bars parking in front of any driveway.
Driveway surface and front-yard parking standards in Macomb County are set by each municipality's zoning code, not the County. The County's authority is the road right-of-way: the Macomb County Department of Roads Permits Department provides permits for residential and commercial approaches, ditch enclosures, and road closures within the right-of-way. A new residential approach onto a county-maintained road needs an MCDR permit, filed with four sets of plans to the Permits Department at 117 South Groesbeck Highway, Mount Clemens (586-463-8671). Driveways on local roads use the local building department. Statewide, MCL 257.674(1)(b) bars parking in front of any public or private driveway, a civil infraction.
Front-yard or unpaved-surface parking violations are municipal civil infractions set by each city or township, commonly $50-$250. Building a driveway approach on a county road without a Department of Roads permit brings a stop-work order and restoration costs.
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