This meeting was held in person at City Hall.
Commissioner Hammerschmidt was absent
APPROVED: Special Exception Use for a child care center at 503 Miller Ave. An existing 3200 square foot building will be used by Apple Playschools to provide weekday care for up to 47 children, and employ up to 15 caregivers. No new construction is proposed. The property is currently zoned R2A. (Legistar)
POSTPONED: Site plan with landscape modifications for 416 Longshore Drive to construct a 41,212 square foot, four story condominium with 15 units. (Legistar)
- From the minutes: “Chair Lee noted due to a noticing error the proposed item will be postponed to the Tuesday, April 2, 2024 City Planning Commission meeting.”
APPROVED: PUD rezoning and site plan for the “5 Corners” development at 732 Packard Street. The developer Core Spaces is proposed to rezone 1.3 acres from twelve lots currently zoned CA1/R (Campus Business Residential) to PUD, allowing for the construction of a 15 story building with 376 apartments, and potential ground floor retail/restaurant space. (Legistar)
- Both the rezoning and site plan will go to City Council for final approval.
- As part of the PUD zoning agreement, the developer proposed 16% of the floor area for affordable housing units, an increase of 1% over the 15% requirement for a PUD. Alternately, the developer can make a $6.6 million payment in lieu to the City’s affordable housing fund.
- This development would replace the existing Jacks Hardware and ten residential buildings.
- In January 2023, a previous developer proposed a 14 story apartment building on this site: https://a2council.com/5-corners-public-engagement-meeting-january-12-2023/
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/03/its-going-to-be-a-big-change-15-story-ann-arbor-high-rise-proposal-advances.html
Legistar and Video Links
Legistar: https://a2gov.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1147056&GUID=F251EEA4-5F37-4229-862F-258A43C08B0B
YouTube: https://youtu.be/yir-a8X9haw
CTN Video: https://ctnvideo.a2gov.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/9375
Meeting Length: 3h 4m