The City of Kalamazoo is excited about the prospect of riverfront development, and is tackling related complex issues through many means, including our $2.83 million Clean Michigan Initiative Waterfront Redevelopment grant, grant funds from our USEPA Brownfield Assessment pilot, and the city's Brownfield Redevelopment Plan.
Our Riverfront Redevelopment Plan calls for a shift from the heavy industry of the past, which has left our precious resource littered with abandoned and often contaminated properties, to mixed use development in a new urbanist, or traditional neighborhood design. The "Work-Live-Play" theme will provide for a mix of uses including public space along the river.
The Riverfront Overlay Zoning District (.pdf) provides use and design regulations for development projects located within the Riverfront Target Area. The area lies between the Kalamazoo River and Walbridge Street, and south of East Paterson Street.
CMI Waterfront Redevelopment Plan Area and Target Area
Major maps associated with the plan appear below. Click on the desired map for a larger, clearer image.
An executive summary and the complete text of the plan are available below, along with an explanation of New Urbanism and a residential market study for our riverfront area.
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