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Trustees narrow mixed-use overlays; Centennial Park cap to be reduced in draft
Summary
Board members debated which village subdistricts should allow second-floor residential and agreed to separate Centennial Park for further discussion; staff proposed reducing Centennial Park's base density from 12 to 8 units per acre with bonuses considered separately.
Trustees spent substantial time identifying where mixed-use upper-floor housing should be allowed within the village overlays and asked staff to treat Centennial Park as a separate conversation.
Staff noted the draft reduces Centennial Park’s base density from 12 to 8 units per acre and left bonuses (that could raise density for green-space or other public benefits) as a separate calculation. Speakers identified Thornapple Plaza and Old 28th Street as logical cores for second-floor residential while recommending limited or no residential in sections labeled as interchange, arboretum or certain southwest industrial/transitional areas.
Several trustees requested updated maps that clearly show the overlay boundaries the board intends to act on and asked staff to bring distinct text and maps for Centennial Park and other overlays so the public and planning commission can review them separately. The board also discussed the effect overlay choices will have on parking, traffic and existing commercial tenants.
Staff will produce updated maps and a change chart showing the Centennial Park boundary adjustments and the proposed density cap change before the planning commission review.
