Taylor, MI Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Section 17.03 requires any building used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, retail sales, or consumer services involving the receipt or distribution of goods to provide and maintain adequate on-site loading and unloading space, separate from required parking. Loading and unloading areas cannot be located in the front yard, and docks should be integrated into the building design to minimize visibility from the street. Overhead doors for truck loading areas cannot face a public street or an adjacent residential district, though industrial buildings in the I-2 district get an exception if the building sits back at least 200 feet from the front lot line and provides the landscape greenbelt required by Section 16.02(c).

Each required loading space must be at least 10 feet by 50 feet, or 500 square feet, with a minimum 14-foot vertical clearance, though the planning commission may reduce that for smaller delivery vehicles such as office deliveries. Table 17.03 sets the minimum number of spaces by gross floor area and use, ranging from one space for the first 5,000 square feet of commercial space up to 15 spaces plus one per additional 80,000 square feet for the largest industrial buildings. Loading dock approaches must be paved in asphalt or concrete rated for expected vehicle weight.