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Commission approves final site plan, materials for riverfront amphitheater with conditions
Summary
The Grand Rapids Planning Commission approved the final site plan and building materials for a proposed roughly 12,000-seat riverfront amphitheater, adding conditions on lighting, landscaping along Market Avenue and mitigation for a visible back-of-house wall; commissioners stressed that sound studies remain under staff review.
The Grand Rapids Planning Commission on Sept. 26 approved final site plan review for the riverfront amphitheater project, voting to carry forward conditions from the projects 2023 approval and to add limits on architectural lighting and a revised landscape plan along Market Avenue and the back-of-house elevation.
The commissions action came after staff summarized an administrative review that split the project into four functional zones — a Market Street plaza, back-of-house/office space, a riverside entrance and the main canopy/drum shell — and after the applicant presented material selections and a SketchUp model. Derek Molina, an architect at Progressive Companies,…
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