West Bloomfield, MI Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Private parking areas and private roads
- Trigger
- Owner must request enforcement (Sec. 22-28)
- Who decides
- Township board, via traffic-control order
- Sign cost
- Paid by requesting property owner
- Penalty basis
- Uniform Traffic Code / State Vehicle Code
Summary
West Bloomfield Township does not police loading zones on public streets directly; instead, Sec. 22-31(7) lets the township board issue a traffic-control order designating loading zones inside a private parking area or private road once its owner has requested enforcement under Chapter 22, Article III.
Upon investigation, and with the approval of the authorized representative of the private road, shopping center, business, factory, hospital, institution or other similar buildings or locations, the police department or the traffic safety engineer may recommend, and the township board may adopt, such specific traffic-control orders for an individual parking area to control traffic and parking as local conditions may require for the safety and convenience of the public or the users of the parking area or private road. Such traffic-control orders may: ... (7)Designate safety zones, loading zones and other restricted areas;
Full Breakdown
Chapter 22, Article III governs traffic control in private parking areas and private roads, covering shopping centers, businesses, hospitals and similar sites. A location only becomes subject to the article after its owner or operator files a written request with the township under Sec. 22-28; the township board then decides whether to adopt a traffic-control order, with recommendations from the police department or traffic safety engineer. Sec. 22-31 lists what such an order can do, and item (7) specifically authorizes the board to designate safety zones, loading zones and other restricted areas.
Until an owner requests enforcement and the board adopts an order, the township has no independent loading-zone designation for that property. General rules that already apply once an area is covered include speed limits keyed to safe stopping distance, a requirement that vehicles be validly licensed and driven by a licensed operator, and a ban on leaving a vehicle unattended without setting the brake and removing the key (Sec. 22-30). Signs and devices marking a loading zone must be paid for by the requesting owner and must conform to the Michigan Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Sec. 22-29). A traffic-control sign or device found in place is treated as prima facie proof of a valid order (Sec. 22-32).
Violations & Fines
Sec. 22-33 makes violating an Article III traffic-control order, including a loading-zone designation, punishable the same way as the parallel provisions of the Uniform Traffic Code for Michigan Cities, Townships and Villages or the state Vehicle Code, so the fine or civil-infraction consequence tracks whatever that parallel provision sets rather than a fixed local dollar amount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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