Form Based Code Study
2009
By: Christina Bader, Grand Valley Metro Council
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This model unified development code provides a template to help localities in metropolitan Grand Rapids, Michigan, draft form-based land-use and development regulations. Individual articles address sites, streets, regional plans, building types, commercial development, and residential development. Its standards are rooted in measurements of actual blocks, lots, and buildings across the region.
Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Population: 188,040
2010 Population Density: 4,235.61/square mile
Kent, MI
2010 Population: 602,622
2010 Population Density: 711.52/square mile
Ottawa, MI
2010 Population: 263,801
2010 Population Density: 468.17/square mile