3069 Carpenter, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Form-Based Mixed Use District

The Master Plan identified focus development areas within the Township that place greater emphasis on regulating urban form and character of development as well as use and intensity of use. Within these focus areas the Township encourages development with a mix of uses, including public open space, in order to provide transit-oriented development in a sustainable way; The Form-Based Mixed-Use Districts are intended to implement the vision, goals, and objectives of the Master Plan and any other applicable plans; The general purposes of these regulations are to: Ensure that development is of human scale, primarily pedestrian-oriented, and designed to create attractive streetscapes and nonmotorized spaces; Promote infill development and redevelopment; Promote a compact growth pattern to efficiently use the remaining developable land, and to enable the cost-effective extension of utilities, services, streets, and transit service; Promote a compact growth pattern to efficiently use the remaining developable land, and to enable the cost-effective extension of utilities, services, streets, and transit service; Ensure reasonable transition between higher-intensity development and adjacent neighborhoods; Improve mobility options and reduce the need for on-site parking by encouraging alternative means of transportation.