This meeting was held in person at City Hall.
APPROVED: Amendments to Sections 5.28 (General Procedures), 5.29.4 (Wetlands Use Permit), 5.29.6 (Site Plan), 5.29.7 (Area Plans), Section 5.29.11 (Planned Unit Development District) of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to remove public hearing requirements from numerous reviews. (Legistar)
- This item was postponed from the March 18, 2025 Planning Commission meeting: https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-planning-commission-march-18-2025/
- These amendments will eliminate public hearing requirements for:
- Area plans
- Site plans
- PUD site plans
- Land divisions
- Wetland use permits
- Amendments allow for public hearings only in cases of rezoning and tentative or preliminary plat.
- Amendments also remove a requirement that area plans, site plans, PUD site plans, and preliminary plans under review be accessible and viewable at City Hall prior to approval at public meetings.
- City Council adopted these amendments at second reading on July 21, 2025. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-council-july-21-2025/
Discussion of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan considered a memo (link) regarding Low-Rise Residential development. Planning Manager, Brett Lenart, prepared the memo in consultation with Council Member/Commissioner Lisa Disch in order to recommend “defining low-rise residential as up to three stories.” The Commission declined to vote on a proposed resolution consistent with the memo.
Legistar and Video Links
Legistar: https://a2gov.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1252552&GUID=13E4B300-EABA-4A77-97D7-1F82C71F0896
YouTube: https://youtu.be/7_NSnK9RdSk
CTN Video: https://ctnvideo.a2gov.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/10433
Meeting Length: 5h 23m