Title
Resolution to Approve Alternate Storm Water Management for Riverview of Ann Arbor Nursing Facility Addition Site Plan, 355 Huron View Boulevard, (CPC Recommendation: Approved - 8 Ayes and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Attached is a resolution to approve an alternate storm water management method as part of the Riverview of Ann Arbor Nursing Facility Addition Site Plan. Alternate storm water management methods may be approved by separate motion of the City Council subject to the standards provided in Chapter 63 (Storm Water Management and Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control), Section 5:654(3).
The alternate method proposed is donation of land to the City that is at least as beneficial to the City as the required volume of storm water not being provided on site. Approximately 1.1 acres of land adjacent to Bluffs Nature Area is proposed to be donated to the City for parkland.
Petition Summary:
· The Riverview of Ann Arbor Nursing Facility Addition Site Plan project includes demolition of one wing of the existing building, construction of a new, larger wing, and a complete interior renovation of the remaining building. Improvements are proposed to the vehicular circulation and parking areas of the site to comply with current codes.
· Development of the site was originally made possible by flattening and clearing the wooded steep slopes on the eastern half. Wooded steep slopes facing the river remain undisturbed on the western half of the site, which are now considered to have highest protection priority in the Guidelines for the Protection and Mitigation of Natural Features (Land Development Regulations, Attachment A). Storm water management was not required when the nursing facility was built, circa 1965.
· A storm water detention basin to control the first flush and bankfull storm events is proposed within the improved driveway loop at the front of the site. Underground pipes have been oversized to store additional water volume as well. Still, the storm wa...
Click here for full text