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Council approves master-plan amendment to allow 20-acre Outdoor Discovery Center park
Summary
Holland City Council unanimously adopted a master-plan amendment redesignating a roughly 20-acre parcel at A100 and 43rd Street from industrial to recreational, clearing the way for the Outdoor Discovery Center to pursue rezoning and a future bicycle park.
Holland City Council on Dec. 18 unanimously approved a master-plan amendment to redesignate a roughly 20-acre vacant property on the city's south side from industrial to a recreational park designation, a step the Outdoor Discovery Center (ODC) needs before seeking rezoning to an open-space district. Mayor Nathan Box opened the brief public hearing; no members of the public spoke.
Senior planner Steve Peterson told the council the site, at A100 and 43rd Street, is currently master-planned and zoned for industrial use and is not permitted for a principal park use. Peterson said the property has frontage on A100 and 43rd Street and that only a small northeastern sliver is affected by the airport overlay, which likely would constrain parking or stormwater work but would not preclude the park's principal uses. Planning staff recommended the amendment and the planning commission had unanimously recommended adoption.
Council member Soule moved to adopt the amendment and Raymond seconded. After brief comments from council members endorsing the proposal's potential to add active recreation on the south end of town, the council voted by roll call to approve the change. The motion carried unanimously.
Next steps: the amendment changes the city's master-plan map and positions the property for a later rezoning application to an open-space zoning district, which would be a separate formal land-use action requiring its own public notices and hearings.
