Title
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code), Rezoning of 9.8 Acres from TWP(Township), R1C (Single-Family) and R1A (Single-Family) to R4E With Conditions (Multiple-Family Dwelling District with Conditions), Valhalla Ann Arbor Conditional Rezoning, 31, 50, 57, 77, 97, 98, 107, 145, 147, 151, 155, 159, 163 Valhalla Drive and 2065, 2099 South Main Street (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 8 Yeas and 1 Nay) (ORD-21-15)
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will rezone parcels totaling 9.8 acres from TWP(Township), R1C (Single-Family) and R1A (Single-Family) to R4E With Conditions (Multiple-Family Dwelling District with Conditions) to allow the site to be redeveloped for residential use.
Chapter Five (Land Use) of the Master Plan: Land Use Element designates the future land use for this site as single-family residential. The R4E Multiple-Family Dwelling District is intended to permit high- density, Multiple-Family development along signature transit corridors, as identified in the City's Master Plan, with nearby access to public land, schools, shops, and Personal Services outside the DDA boundary. The elements of land use planning and Site design should ensure that the impact of such intensity of land use on adjacent property and on the community as a whole is minimized.
The petitioner has offered to condition the requested R4E zoning designation with the following restrictions:
1. Notwithstanding the R4E zoning which may permit up to 75 dwelling units per acre, the Property shall be developed with a maximum density not to exceed 50 dwelling units per acre.
2. Building Height limits shall not exceed 74 feet from the grade adjacent to the building up to the main roof surface (not to include elevator over-rides, solar collectors, mechanical equipment, etc.) with average building heights to adhere to charts on the site plan submission.
3. The Project shall include fifteen (15) affordable dwelling units to be made available to those individual...
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