Driveway construction in Wyoming is governed by the Chapter 90 Zoning Ordinance off-street parking standards and the City's Public Works Engineering Division for curb cuts and right-of-way work. The Zoning Ordinance generally requires that residential driveways be hard-surfaced (concrete, asphalt or comparable material) and located outside required setback areas. Curb cuts crossing the public right-of-way require a permit from the Wyoming Engineering Division, and driveway construction tied to a residential structure also requires a building permit under the Michigan Construction Code (2008 PA 407).
The Wyoming Chapter 90 Zoning Ordinance, administered by the Planning and Zoning Division (616.530.7285) within the Department of Community and Economic Development, sets the off-street parking and driveway standards for all zoning districts. Residential driveways are generally required to be hard-surfaced (concrete, asphalt or comparable material), to be located outside the required side-yard setback area, and to be sized to allow vehicles to be parked clear of the public sidewalk and right-of-way. Form Based Code districts (governed separately from Chapter 90 under Wyoming's Form Based Code) layer additional standards in the targeted corridors. Curb cuts crossing the public right-of-way require approval and a permit from the Wyoming Public Works Engineering Division, which administers construction in the right-of-way. Driveway construction tied to a new residential structure or garage requires a building permit issued by the Wyoming Building Inspections office under the Michigan Single State Construction Code adopted under 2008 PA 407, which incorporates the Michigan Residential Code (Part 9a). Vehicles parked off the legal driveway and on lawn or unimproved surfaces in the front yard generally violate the Zoning Ordinance.
Constructing a driveway without an approved curb-cut permit, paving with non-permitted materials, or placing the driveway within a required setback area is a Chapter 90 Zoning Ordinance violation enforceable by the Wyoming Planning and Zoning Division with notices of violation, stop-work orders and municipal civil-infraction tickets. Parking outside the legal driveway and within the front yard on lawn or unimproved surface is a separate zoning violation. Building work tied to a driveway (garage, retaining wall, drainage) without the required permit is enforceable by the Wyoming building official under the Michigan Construction Code (2008 PA 407).
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