Grand River Growth Plan -All Gibbs for City Jan 2 2026 - Flipbook - Page 24
Appendix A Grand River Corridor Growth Study
19. Recommended GR-2 Overlay Site Development Standards
▪ Increasing building setback requirements
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Reducing and standardizing permi琀琀ed building heights
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Expanding building and landscape design op琀椀ons
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Adjus琀椀ng and standardizing on-site parking requirements
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Decreasing non-residen琀椀al permi琀琀ed land uses
Recommended GR-2 Overlay Site Development Standards (Cont.)
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25,000 sf Maximum individual store size
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35’ Maximum building height measured to the roof eaves
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3.5 Stories maximum building floors above ground
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50% Clear glass on the ground floor street frontage along Grand River
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3.5 Stories maximum building floors
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50% minimum Clear Glass on the ground floor street frontage along Grand River Avenue
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Minimizing required architectural design shapes, styles, materials standards
20. Recommended Permitted GR-2 Principal Uses
Child & elderly care, government, hotels, medical, office, places of worship, residential,
retail, restaurants, services, schools, universities, and other related land uses
21. Recommended GR-2 Prohibited Principal Uses
Adult entertainment, industrial, mortuaries, self-storage, trucking, logistics-distribution,
vehicle fueling, repairs, sales, washing, storage, and other related land uses
Grand River Avenue Growth Planning Strategies
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