17150 Kercheval Ave Grosse Pointe, MI 48230-1661

DIVISION 8. - C-2 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT Sec. 90-296. - Statement of purpose. The C-2 central business district is designed and intended to promote the development of a pedestrian oriented and accessible, central commercial service district in which a variety of retail, commercial, office, civic and residential uses are permitted. Each use shall be complementary to the stated function and purpose of the district and shall not have adverse impact upon the viability of retail uses adjacent, street capacity and safety, utilities, and other city services. The C-2 central business district is further designed and intended to: (1) Maintain and enhance a viable mix of complimentary retail uses and discourage domination of the village by any single category of use. (2) Preserve and enhance the village as a community asset that contributes positively to property values, community identity, and a sense of place. (3) Serve as the central business district for the citizens of the community to shop in a safe and enjoyable environment. (4) Create a retail oriented mix of businesses that encourages an active pedestrian environment and promotes both convenience and destination shopping activities. (5) Encourage a lively social environment and economically viable downtown with a wide variety of uses in a pedestrian oriented unified setting, with shared parking. (6) Extend greater opportunities for traditional community living, working, housing and recreation to citizens and residents of the city. (7) Discourage the development of separate off-street parking facilities for each individual use, and encourage the development of off-street parking facilities designed to accommodate the needs of several individual uses with access from side streets only. (8) Promote the creation of urban places such as plazas which are oriented to the pedestrian thereby promoting citizen security and social interaction. (9) Promote developments where the physical, visual and spatial characteristics are established and reinforced through the consistent use of traditional urban design and architectural design elements. Such elements shall relate to the design characteristics of an individual structure or development based on usage of traditional early American and late 1800 to early 1900 architectural style influences, ranging from Colonial styles of Georgian and Williamsburg; Victorian styles of Italianate, Gothic and Queen Anne;