This Ann Arbor City Council meeting was held in person at City Hall. Members of the public can participate in public hearings and public comment either in person or via phone.
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APPROVED: A development agreement for 2857 Packard will permit the construction of the Enclave, a project of 35 single family homes. Developers will make a $21,875 contribution to City Parks and Recreation Services and will be constructing required public water mains, public sanitary sewer mains, private storm water management system, a sidewalk, and public street lights for the project. (Legistar)
- In 2017, a previous City Council approved rezoning the property to R1E and then unanimously rejected a site plan proposed by the developer. MLive reported at the time: “The city’s staff determined upon technical review that the project doesn’t limit disturbance of natural features to the minimum necessary to allow a reasonable use of the land and doesn’t comply with the city’s master plan recommendation to protect existing natural features. “The city requirements for site plans require that the development limit disturbance of natural features to the minimum necessary to allow a reasonable use of the land,” Mayor Christopher Taylor said.” https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2017/11/ann_arbor_speaks_for_the_trees.html
- The property was the subject of litigation in 2019, when City Council rejected a proposed PUD over similar concerns about the loss of trees. Former City Council Member Anne Bannister advocated for alternative public uses: either buying it for parkland (Legistar) or intentional development with affordable housing (Legistar).
- In November 2019, a previous City Council ultimately settled the litigation through a consent judgement that would permit the construction of 51 residential homes: 25 single family residential lots and 26 attached residential units in four buildings. Also negotiated was the construction of a sidewalk and 54% Open Space, with preservation of 62 Woodland Trees and 13 Landmark Trees. The property was zoned R1E with conditions. (Legistar)
- In March 2025, City Council unanimously approved a resolution (Legistar) directing the City Administrator to negotiate a new plan to permit 35 single family homes. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-march-17-2025/
- In September 2025, City Council unanimously approved an Amended Consent Judgement (Legistar) that would allow “alternative” versions of this project to be approved administratively by staff. A staff memo explained that “this would provide for some flexibility or deviation from City standards where appropriate, as determined by the Planning Manager.”
- The document itself explains: “Plaintiff may submit one or more proposed alternative site plans for the Property to the City, which the City will evaluate for compliance with all applicable requirements in the normal course of business. A proposed alternative site plan submitted under this section shall be administratively evaluated and approved by the City Planning Manager upon a determination by the City Planning Manager that applicable requirements have been met.“
- Potential future changes to the current site plan are unlikely to be discussed in a public meeting. According to the Amended Consent Judgement,an alternate site plan could contain up to 40 housing units if the developer includes first floor bedrooms, constructs a sidewalk, saves 30 trees, and “advances the priorities set forth by City Council” (as determined by the City Planning Manager).
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/01/deal-for-35-home-development-on-tree-filled-site-gets-ann-arbors-ok.html
APPROVED: An expenditure of $18,000 will cover the cost of removing Neighborhood Watch Signs. The number of signs to be removed is estimated to be over 600. A staff memo explains that this activity is not eligible to be funded by Major/Local Street Funds (Act 51), within the Transportation Sign/Signal Budget, and there are no available funds in the approved FY 26 Police operations and maintenance budget. (Legistar)
- This follows up on a Council directive approved last month to remove the signs by July 15, 2026: https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-december-15-2025/
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/01/18000-okd-for-removal-of-ann-arbor-neighborhood-crime-watch-signs.html
APPROVED: Nineteen pages of amendments to the solid waste ordinance remove and change definitions but also appear to add new process regarding exemptions to compost service and remove entire sections regulating the storage of containers and collection at commercial locations. (Legistar)
- In answer to a general question about this item, staff explained: “The main purposes of the ordinance revision are to update current definitions in coordination with the Solid Waste Regulations, update sections where necessary to reflect current practices, and reformatting to align more closely with the Regulations. There are no significant new features to service or compliance evaluation.”
- The Solid Waste Regulations can be found at this link: https://www.a2gov.org/media/eddkw3ob/2025-05-29-solid-waste-regulations-clean.pdf
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