Ann Arbor City Planning Commission: July 21, 2026

Jul 21, 2026 | Planning

This meeting was held in person at City Hall.

Commissioner Lee was absent
Commissioner Mills was absent
Commissioner Wyche was absent

APPROVED: Site plan for a five-story, 118-room Springhill Suites hotel at 2295 S. State Street. The 2-acre site is zoned O (Office) and currently has a one-story building that was formerly a hair salon. Parking for 122 vehicles, including 46 EV chargers, will be provided in a garage underneath the building (38 spaces) and in a surface lot at the rear of the site (84 spaces). (Legistar)

  • From the staff report: “A development agreement will be prepared for City Council approval to address payment in lieu of on-site woodland mitigation, contribution toward a safe pedestrian crossing of South State Street, and conveyance of off-site utility easements.”
  • The developers held a public engagement meeting about an earlier four-story version of the hotel on June 7, 2023. https://a2council.com/2295-s-state-street-citizen-participation-meeting-june-7-2023/

APPROVED: Site plan for the former University Inn site at 2424 E. Stadium Boulevard, to construct a six-story, 295-unit apartment building and three three-story townhome buildings with 4 units each, for a total of 307 units. The 4-acre site is zoned TC1 (Transit Corridor). Parking for 417 vehicles and 156 bicycles will be provided in a garage underneath the apartment building, in townhome garages, and in two surface lots. All heating and cooling will be electric. (Legistar)

  • A smaller site plan for this site (a four-story building with 185 units) was approved by the Planning Commission in August 2022, but has since expired. https://a2council.com/ann-arbor-city-planning-commission-august-3-2022/
  • From the staff report: “A development agreement will be prepared for City Council approval to address the off-site transportation improvements, off-site tree mitigation plantings and parks contribution.”

Legistar and Video Links

Legistar: https://a2gov.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1367716&GUID=425D6D45-CB46-4205-A29D-8E5E32196942

YouTube: https://youtu.be/L7y54pAiafM

CTN Video: https://ctnvideo.a2gov.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/11699

Meeting Length: 1h 32m

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