Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Michigan (2026)

10 rules on the books across Michigan, 7 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Density Bonus Law

California Density Bonus Law (Gov Code §65915) and local implementations granting up to 50% density bonuses for affordable-housing projects.

Troy allows a discretionary density bonus for One-Family Cluster Option developments under Zoning Ordinance Section…

In Wyoming, Michigan's PUD-4 general planned district, City Council may award a residential density bonus above the…

Grand Rapids lets multi-family developers in its TCC, TBA, TOD, and C zone districts shrink the minimum lot area per…

In the mapped 'Bonus Height Area' of Dearborn's West Downtown District, Zoning Ordinance § 27.03(A)(4) lets developers…

LA's Downtown Design Guide and Community Plan governing high-rise massing, ground-floor activation, and adaptive-reuse standards in DTLA.

Wyoming, Michigan regulates its three commercial corridors, 28th Street, Division Avenue and Burton Street, through a…

Dearborn's West Downtown District follows Article 27.00, a form-based zoning code that sets build-to lines, height…

Grand Rapids requires new development in areas with an approved streetscape plan, including downtown, to follow the…

Lansing's Chapter 1246 Architectural Standards set citywide design rules for building frontage, materials, windows, and…

Livonia regulates downtown-style building design through the Form-Based Development Option in its C-1, C-2, C-3, and…

Warren applies a formally adopted Urban Design Manual and Streetscape Design Guidelines to every project in the…