HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 4, 2025) – The City of Holland has established a Residential Housing District.
Following a required public hearing, the City Council, on an 7-1 vote, approved such a designation during Wednesday night’s business meeting. Such an area, which will be bordered by Hope Avenue, East 12th Street, Country Club Road, and East 16th Street, would allow developers, who build or rehabilitate rental facilities of four units or more in that area, for residents whose income is up to or below 120 percent of the county-wide median income, a 50-percent tax credit over a 12-year period. The developer investment must be at least $50,000, and the rent can’t be higher than 30 percent of the resident’s income.
Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks spoke for the majority.
Fifth Ward Councilman Scott Corbin cast the lone no vote on this matter.
This will pave the way for Heights of Hope to build a six-unit facility off of Abbey Court, between the Country Lane and Ridgeland Heights apartment complexes. Such a facility would apparently fall within the guidelines of this new District requirements. Council voted 8-0 to approve such a certificate under the new Residential Housing District guidelines, with Third Ward Council Member Belinda Sol absent from the meeting.
Council was also asked to approve some amendments to the city’s Unified Development Ordinance dealing with non-industrial outlots, and clarifying a code building envelope overview table. The UDO has been “tweaked” in similar ways since it was enacted four years ago. Those amendments passed on a 7-1 vote, with Corbin again casting the lone no vote.
The Holland City Council’s biweekly business meeting was in Chambers at Holland City Hall (270 S. River Ave.). An online link to the agenda and supporting documents is here.
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