Top 10 Takeaways: Mid-Michigan Economic Summit (January 2022 General Membership Meeting)

January 20, 2022

City of Lansing Form Based Code presented by Andy Fedewa, City of Lansing Planner

East Lansing Housing Study presented by Thomas J. Fehrenbach, Deputy City Manager, Director of Planning, Building and Development, East Lansing

City of Lansing Form Based Code

1. Lansing’s new form based code (effective May 1, 2021) is considered a “hybrid” code, addressing both land use and building form.

2. Benefits of form based zoning includes:

3. There is not a one-to-one relationship between former and current zoning districts.

4. Allowable uses are expanded and simplified to allow for more flexibility.

5. Visit the interactive zoning map at: https://www.lansingmi.gov/374/Zoning

Information courtesy: Andy Fedewa, City of Lansing Planner (Andrew.fedewa@glansingmi.gov)

6. Residential target market analysis study completed October 2021 with the intent of informing housing strategic plan.

7. Study concludes there is ample student housing.

8. There is a significant attainability problem. Majority of renters and buyers who want to move to East Lansing want prices at or below market rate.

9. Making more attainable priced housing will in turn increase diversity and equitable access to the City of East Lansing.

10. City of East Lansing housing plan includes the following actions:

Information courtesy: Thomas J. Fehrenbach, Deputy City Manager, Director of Planning, Building and Development
(tfehren@cityofeastlansing.com)