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Resolution to Approve the Nixon Farm North Annexation, 69 Acres, 3381 Nixon Road (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 8 Yeas and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will allow annexation of this property from Ann Arbor Township into the City. The property is within the City's water and sewer service area, and the proposed use is consistent with the adjacent zoning, land uses and master plan. Council action on the proposed R4A (Multiple-Family Dwelling District) zoning will be scheduled after the annexation process is complete.
The City Planning Commission, at its meeting of October 21, 2014, recommended approval of the request.
Attachments: 10/21/14 Planning Staff Report
10/21/14 Planning Commission Minutes
Staff
Prepared By: Alexis DiLeo, City Planner
Reviewed By: Wendy L. Rampson, Planning Manager
Sumedh Bahl, Community Services Area Administrator
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Whereas, The territory hereinafter described is located in the Township of Ann Arbor and is adjacent to the corporate limits of the City of Ann Arbor;
Whereas, Betty N. Spurway Trust is the owner of said property; and
Whereas, It is the desire of Toll Brothers, Inc. to annex said territory to the City of Ann Arbor, pursuant to the provisions of Act 359 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan, as amended;
RESOLVED, That the following described lands and premises situated and being in the Township of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, be detached from said Township and annexed to the City of Ann Arbor, to-wit:
BEGINNING at the South 1/4 corner of Section 10, T2S, R6E, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan; thence N01°57'53"W (recorded as N01°29'40"W) 2268.89 feet along the North-South 1/4 line of said Section 10 and along the East line of Foxfire Condominium, Washtenaw County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 136 and along the East line of Fox Ridge Commons Condominium, Washtenaw County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 176; thence 1224.01 feet along the arc of a 7442.41 foot radius circular curve to the right, chord bearing N85°28'08"E 1222.63 feet along the South right-of-way line of US-23 (variable width); thence the following four (4) courses along the West right-of-way line of Nixon Road (variable width): S01°50'23"E 306.19 feet (recorded as S01°22'57"E 306.49 feet), N88°09'37"E (recorded as N88°37'03"E) 50.00 feet, thence S01°50'23"E (recorded as S01°22'57"E) 400.00 feet, and N88°09'37"E 50.19 feet (recorded as N88°37'03"E 50.00 feet); thence S01°51'10"E 1622.90 feet along the centerline of said Nixon Road and the East line of the West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 10; thence S88°16'54"W 1316.90 feet along the centerline of Dhu Varren Road (66 feet wide) and the South line of said Section 10 to the Place of Beginning, being a part of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 10 and containing 68.994 acres of land, more or less. Being subject to the rights of the public over the Easterly 33 feet thereof as occupied by said Nixon Road, also subject to the rights of the public over the Southerly 33 feet thereof as occupied by said Dhu Varren Road, also being subject to easements, conditions, restrictions and exceptions of record, if any.