Grand River Growth Plan -All Gibbs for City Jan 2 2026 - Flipbook - Page 28
Building Entrances Recessed
Bldg. Forecourts Placement
Muti-Building’s Placements
Bldg. Frontage Landscaping & Plazas
Building Base Design
Building Base Design
Bldg. Upper-Level Floors Design
Building Top Design
Building Top Design – Flat Roofs
Building Roof Access
Building Vertical Façade Segments
Building Signage, Windows & Doors – Materials
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Building Placement – Build to Line
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No Code Change
Recommended
Parking in Bldg. Front Yard Setbacks
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Existing GR – 1 Corridor Overlay & B-3
No Requirement
No Requirement
No Requirement
No Requirement
No. Requirement
Required
Allowed in Back Yard
None
None
Proposed New By-Right
GR-2 Overlay
Permitted for Retail &
Restaurants
None
No Requirement
Access Not Permitted Adj.
Single-Family Residential
No Requirement
Recommended Removing or
Reducing Code Requirements
Painted – Stained
Can Be Used for Balconies &
Terraces
Max 60’ Wide
Distinguished, Cornice, Noticeable
Roof Edge
Enclosed with Parapets
Distinguished
Shall Enhance Pedestrian Experience,
Durable Materials, Ample Windows
Distinguished
Required
Allowed in Back Yard
30’ – 35% Bldg.
3’-5’
50% Bldg.
Prohibited
Existing GR-1 Overlay Standards
Building Design & Materials
Grand River Avenue GR-2 Overlay Zoning Recommendations
Recommended Code
Requirements Expansion
To allow for special metals &
materials
Restaurants Not Permitted on
Roof
Creative Deign
Screen Roof Mechanical
Creative Deign
Creative Deign
Creative Deign
Creative Deign
No Change
No Change
Creative Deign
Market
30% Max. of Total Site Front
Parking
Highway Scale
Notes
Gibbs Planning 12.25
