The Mound Road Innovation Support District ("MRISD") is intended to:
A. Provide a comprehensive, collaborative planning, zoning and project review process through this overlay district in order to create an environment that is supportive to the city's industrial district, particularly the MRISD, that extends generally from on the west side of Mound Road, generally between 14 Mile Road and 18 Mile Road, more specifically within the east half of Sections 17, 20, 29, and 32 of the City.
B. Allow for uses, development, and redevelopment of property in a manner which is transformative, flexible, and supportive of those in the area, while increasing the overall design aesthetics and pedestrian amenities.
C. Provide an environment that allows for an overall more efficient, attractive use of land which recognizes the unique lot size and configuration of most properties, while minimizing impacts to abutting uses through careful attention to building design, use, orientation and materials paired with appropriate, abundant landscaping.
D. Provide safe and efficient integrated access and on-site circulation for automobiles and pedestrians through a cohesive cross connection of parking areas, sidewalks and paths.
E. Allow a flexibility in the mixture and types of uses, building designs and overall layout, etc. that can be responsive to changes in industrial, technological, office, and some retail market demands while still promoting quality through a variety of compatible uses, services and building types throughout the MRISD.
F. Promote development that meets the goals of the City's 2030 Visioning Plan which include the development of successful, vibrant and attractive commercial and industrial centers with unique offerings, well-maintained and desirable neighborhoods, plentiful leisure and recreational opportunities, abundant pedestrian connections, aesthetically pleasing roads and greenspaces, and opportunities for emerging businesses and entrepreneurs.
G. Limiting retail uses to the intersections of Mound Road and the major Mile roads within the District, in order to encourage the development of undeveloped land and the redevelopment of existing developed properties with office and technical research uses within the District.
(Ord. No. 278-EEE, § 1, 11-6-19)
