City of Holland - Zoning Districts

A Airport

To allow for the operation and development of the West Michigan Regional Airport in compliance with the regulations of the Michigan Aeronautics Code (MAC), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the City of Holland.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.17: Airport Zone District.

CMU Corridor Mixed Use

The CMU Corridor Mixed Use Zone District is intended to encourage a broad mix of uses along higher traffic corridors in order to preserve and enhance the economic vitality of the City. Allowing residential uses up to 20% on the ground floor and no maximum density requirement above commercial uses will provide additional affordable housing opportunities and convenient, walkable amenities, entertainment, and employment. Vehicle-oriented commercial uses are also intended for this zone district.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.12: Corridor Mixed Use Zone District.

CNR Cottage Neighborhood Residential

The CNR Cottage Neighborhood Residential Zone District is intended primarily for residential properties in neighborhoods with small lots, such as the Central Park Neighborhood. The combination of small lot sizes, narrow street rights-of-way, and the compact geography of the neighborhood create a residential zone district where, if not controlled through the zone district standards, the scale and size of some buildings could have negative impacts on adjacent properties. Nonresidential uses are permitted on separate properties that are deemed compatible with residential uses. The infill design review process is required in this zone district to ensure design continuity and character preservation.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.06: Cottage Neighborhood Zone District.

ED Education

The intent of the ED Education Zone District is to enable a mixture of land uses and activities associated with institutions of higher education and in some cases K-12 schools. In designating this zone district, it is intended that these institutions have flexibility to provide a variety of uses to support their educational objectives.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.15: Education Zone District.

F-CDT Central Downtown

The intent of the CDT Subdistrict is to protect and preserve the historic character and charm of Downtown Holland, while allowing for new investment. The regulations are designed to ensure that new buildings are complementary with the existing urban fabric of the Downtown.
Developers for properties located in the Downtown Holland National Historic District shall be required to meet with the Historic Preservation Planner and Senior Planner prior to site plan application submittal. (See § 39-12.07C.6.f for the map.)

For more information on this district, please reference Article 39-3: Form-Based Code and Sec. 39-3.02: Subdistricts.

F-CENT Centennial

The intent of the CENT Subdistrict is to activate the Centennial Park area with mixed uses while also making the important connection between CDT and the RM River Michigan Subdistrict.

For more information on this district, please reference Article 39-3: Form-Based Code and Sec. 39-3.02: Subdistricts.

F-EDT East Downtown

The intent of the EDT Subdistrict is to encourage the redevelopment of the 8th Street corridor east of downtown Holland into a walkable and attractive area that both complements the existing downtown and considers the different context by allowing additional building types, frontage types, and larger setbacks.

For more information on this district, please reference Article 39-3: Form-Based Code and Sec. 39-3.02: Subdistricts.

F-NDT North Downtown

The intent of the NDT Subdistrict is to enable the expansion of Holland's existing mixed use and walkable downtown north to seamlessly provide connections, and to focus on potential redevelopment of properties, especially as multifamily residential.

For more information on this district, please reference Article 39-3: Form-Based Code and Sec. 39-3.02: Subdistricts.

F-RM River Michigan

The intent of the RM Subdistrict is to establish a vibrant, mixed use character along a central Holland corridor that complements major institutions, provides destinations of interest, and protects residential neighborhoods.

For more information on this district, please reference Article 39-3: Form-Based Code and Sec. 39-3.02: Subdistricts.

F-SIXT Sixteenth Street

The intent of the SIXT Subdistrict is to enhance and expand the existing walkable character, and establish the 16th Street Business District as a central mixed use node.

For more information on this district, please reference Article 39-3: Form-Based Code and Sec. 39-3.02: Subdistricts.

F-SSV South Shore Village

The intent of the SSV Subdistrict is to preserve, enhance, and expand the character and charm of the South Shore Village Business District, while allowing for new investment.

For more information on this district, please reference Article 39-3: Form-Based Code and Sec. 39-3.02: Subdistricts.

F-WASH Washington

The intent of the WASH Subdistrict is to preserve the urban and mixed use character of the Washington Square Business District and to establish a mixed use node along "Old Washington" between 28th Street and 31st Street.

For more information on this district, please reference Article 39-3: Form-Based Code and Sec. 39-3.02: Subdistricts.

F-WDT Waterfront Downtown

The intent of the WDT Subdistrict is to guide future development along Holland's waterfront that connects to NDT and CDT, creating a cohesive, mixed-use, walkable, waterfront district within a vibrant downtown.

For more information on this district, please reference Article 39-3: Form-Based Code and Sec. 39-3.02: Subdistricts.

GMU Greenfield Mixed Use

The GMU Greenfield Mixed Use Zone District is intended for mixed-use developments to support existing commercial uses along corridors. This zone district provides standards to ensure that connectivity, walkability, and community amenities are central in the development of these properties. To accomplish these City goals, new developments will be required to provide internal streets and nonmotorized connections supported by open space. Mixed-use buildings and missing middle housing types (townhouses, small apartment buildings, etc.) are especially encouraged.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.14: Greenfield Mixed Use Zone District.

HDR High Density Residential

The HDR High Density Residential Zone District is intended for residential dwellings with two or more attached dwelling units. To encourage affordability and apartment communities, the HDR Zone District encourages residential developments with five or more units, flexibility in design, and medium-intensity nonresidential uses to provide services to residents.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.09: High Density Residential Zone District.

I Industrial

The intent of the I Industrial Zone District is to preserve and enhance the City of Holland's robust industrial sector on which the City relies economically for job opportunities. Acknowledging the needs of these businesses, this zone district also allows for similar uses, such as maker spaces, retail, and restaurants. These and residential uses are allowed to create services, amenities, and housing in close proximity to employment. This district is also close to the West Michigan Regional Airport, and portions of the I Zone District are within the Airport Overlay. See Section 39-2.20.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.16: Industrial Zone District.

LDR Low Density Residential

The LDR Low Density Residential Zone District is intended primarily for single detached dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The nonresidential uses that are permitted on separate properties have been determined to be compatible with residential uses.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.05: Low Density Residential Zone District.

MDR Medium Density Residential

The MDR Medium Density Residential Zone District is intended for one detached dwelling units and two attached dwelling units. To encourage medium density, both dwelling types are permitted on the same size properties. Nonresidential uses are permitted on separate properties that are deemed compatible with residential uses.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.07: Medium Density Residential Zone District.

MHR Manufactured Housing Community

The MHR Manufactured Housing Community Zone District is intended for manufactured housing in state-licensed mobile home parks that are safe and attractive and use high-quality materials.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.10: Manufactured Housing Community Zone District.

NMU Neighborhood Mixed Use

The NMU Neighborhood Mixed Use Zone District is intended to protect and enhance the economic vitality of Holland's traditional, full-service neighborhoods and to encourage walkability to employment and amenities by allowing mixed-use development. The NMU Zone District is specifically intended for nodes of activity with a combination of uses, such as retail, amenities, services, and multifamily housing, adjacent to residential zone districts.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.11: Neighborhood Mixed Use Zone District.

OS Open Space

The OS Open Space Zone District is intended to preserve or develop large City parks and cemeteries.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.18: Open Space Zone District.

PUD Planned Unit Development

The intent of the PUD Planned Unit Development Zone District is to enable the development of creative mixed-use or higher-density residential developments on properties that would not otherwise permit those uses. PUDs are intended to provide flexibility to achieve a development that is in accordance with the City's Master Plan, promote economic and efficient use of the land, preserve natural resources and open space, and incorporate innovative land use and design, among meeting additional City goals. A PUD shall be approved as either a conventional PUD or a cluster PUD. See Sections 39-12.02, 39-12.07, 39-12.09 and 39-12.10.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.19: Planned Unit Development Zone District.

RMU Redevelopment Mixed Use

The intent of the RMU Redevelopment Mixed Use Zone District is to promote the redevelopment of older industrial and business corridors by allowing a large variety of uses, and all forms of attached residential uses. Redevelopments are encouraged to be designed to reflect the informal and quasi-industrial character of the existing development in building materials and architectural features. A focus on walkability is central for this zone district.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.13: Redevelopment Mixed Use Zone District.

TNR Traditional Neighborhood Residential

The TNR Traditional Neighborhood Residential Zone District is intended for medium-high density of residential units. Allowing up to four attached dwelling units on a single property, TNR standards ensure the preservation and enhancement of the City's core, urban, historic, and walkable neighborhoods. Nonresidential uses are permitted on separate properties that are deemed compatible with residential uses. The infill design review process is required in this zone district to ensure design continuity and character preservation.

For more information on this district, please reference Sec. 39-2.08: Traditional Neighborhood Zone District.

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