Detroit Transit-Oriented Corridor — People Mover + QLINE (MI)
Tracked preemption from the Michigan overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2019-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
local
Scope
city:Detroit
Other Michigan preemptions
Michigan Recodified Tax Increment Financing Act — 2018 PA 57Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA) — Local Opt-Out & Establishment SitingDetroit Land Bank Authority — Tax-Foreclosed Property Disposition & Blight ProgramsMichigan Zoning Enabling Act (MZEA) — Unified Zoning AuthorityMichigan MCL 125.3207 — Moratoria Duration & Renewal LimitsMichigan Renaissance Zone Act — 1996 PA 376Michigan Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act — 1996 PA 381Michigan Inland Lakes and Streams Act — NREPA Part 301
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
city.is_detroit==Trueparcel.distance_to_peoplemover_or_qline_stop_ft≤2640
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | add | detroit_TOD_design_review | Detroit zoning Chapter 50 designates corridor and TOD overlay districts along the QLINE Woodward Avenue alignment (Larned to Grand Boulevard) and around Detroit People Mover stations. Form-based standards, reduced parking minimums, and active-frontage requirements apply. Pilot form-based districts along Grand River and Livernois corridors operate under the same TOD framework. |
base_districts[*].parking_ratio | cap_at | 0.5 | Reduced parking minimums within 1/4 mile of fixed-guideway transit stops under Detroit zoning Chapter 50 TOD provisions; exact ratios vary by district — verify per project. |
Citation
Authority source
Detroit City Code Chapter 50 (Zoning Ordinance) — 2019 comprehensive update, TOD / form-based pilot districts (2023–2025 amendments)
Research notes
Local-authority overlay (not state preemption) recorded here because the QLINE Woodward streetcar and Detroit People Mover are the only fixed-guideway transit systems in Michigan with TOD zoning treatment. Captured at state-overlay scope as a city-conditioned trigger so overlay-evaluator can flag Detroit parcels appropriately. Replace with city-record-level overlay when Detroit profile is structurally completed.