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SUBURBAN BUSINESS PARK

This designation is often a subset of Suburban Commercial in communities that aim to promote high-quality office and/
or light industrial development as an economic development magnet or as part of overall efforts to set a high bar for
non-residential development. Zoning standards can promote master-planned, campus-style business environments.

Primary Land Use Types
– Office uses.
– Light industrial uses (including warehousing/distribution), well screened and in buildings with enhanced
architectural design.

– Research and technology uses.
– Commercial retail and service uses secondary to the area’s primary business focus, to serve local workers and
visitors.

Suburban Business Park development in south-central Northville Township, at the northeast corner of Beck Road and Five Mile Road.

Characteristics
– Suburban character, typically in a campus-style setting featuring reduced site coverage and increased open space,
together with enhanced building design.
– Typically a minimum open space ratio of 30 percent, which still allows for a sizable cumulative building footprint
since most such developments involve large sites.
– Extensive landscaping of the business park perimeter, and special streetscaping and design treatments at entries,
key intersections and internal focal points.
– Development outcomes often controlled by private covenants and restrictions that exceed municipal ordinances and
development standards.
– Intended to create a highly attractive business investment environment.

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