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Commission tables request from Mary Free Bed to waive ground‑floor active use for Wealthy Street parking structure, seeks more design and neighborhood outreach
Summary
The Planning Commission postponed action on Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital’s request to waive ground‑floor active use for a new parking structure at 220 Wealthy St SE and asked the applicant to engage neighborhood stakeholders and revise materials and landscape treatments to mitigate pedestrian‑level impacts.
Grand Rapids — The Planning Commission on Oct. 9 tabled a request from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to waive the ground‑floor active use requirement for a proposed five‑level parking structure at 220 Wealthy St SE and directed the applicant to engage nearby neighborhoods and return with revised design measures to offset the lack of active ground‑floor uses.
Background and parking need
Staff said the approximately three‑acre property had previously provided about 294 surface parking spaces serving the Mary Free Bed campus. Earlier approvals associated with the new children’s…
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