520 Sheldon Rd, Grand Haven, MI 49417

Southside District

The S, Southside district exhibits many of the city's finest examples of historic residential architecture including Italianate and Queen Anne styles. As such, these structures, when located on major transit routes, such as on Franklin, are appropriate for low impact, nonresidential uses such as small-scale retail, office and bed and breakfast facilities. Carriage houses provide additional space for residential and small-scale retail, office and bed and breakfast facilities, and shall be encouraged to remain. This ordinance aims to preserve the historic structures in this district by allowing for adaptive reuse from residential to small scale commercial and office uses.; The Southside district is generally bounded on the north by the south side of Franklin, Howard to the south, Harbor to the west and Beacon to the east. Ensuring the stability of the neighborhoods is paramount. The Southside district shall be zoned for single-family detached residential dwellings, in order to perpetuate the existing and predominant land use. However, the Key Street segments, and Franklin Avenue in particular, have historically had commercial uses that have become an integral part of this district.; Short-term rental uses (which are commercial or quasi-commercial in nature) are permitted only on in dwellings with driveways fronting on Franklin Avenue, from 5th Street west, and only with special use approval, based on standards designed to protect the residential character of the neighborhoods. Elsewhere in the Southside District, short-term rental uses are now prohibited in order to maintain the single-family residential character of the district, maintain or increase current levels of year-round residents, and ensure the availability of affordable housing stock.; Office, commercial, or retail uses shall only be permitted along key street segments such as Franklin and 3rd, 5th, 7th and 8th Streets. All new infill and redevelopment along key street segments shall be constructed to resemble the historic architectural styles through the use of selected building materials, building elements, and building placement standards, which characterize the Southside district.