Title
Resolution to Require Installation of Sidewalks along Geddes Avenue and Hickory Lane Adjacent to the Racquet Club of Ann Arbor as Part of the Administrative Amendment to Approved Site Plan
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will require the installation of sidewalks along the Geddes Avenue and Hickory Lane frontages of the Racquet Club of Ann Arbor as part of the proposed administrative amendment to approved site plan that has been submitted to Planning and Development Services.
Background Information
The Racquet Club of Ann Arbor (RCAA) originally submitted an administrative amendment to an approved site plan on October 9, 2007, to construct a small office/garage replacement and renovate an existing baby pool. During the review of this proposal, the Systems Planning Service Unit commented that sidewalks were to be constructed on both Hickory Lane and Geddes Avenue, as required by the Public Services Department Standard Specifications (PSDSS). Systems Planning and Planning staff met twice with the petitioner to discuss this requirement along with the stated goals of the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan to construct sidewalks and promote pedestrian connections throughout the City of Ann Arbor.
During these discussions, the petitioner mentioned that previously approved site plans and administrative amendments did not require compliance with the sidewalk requirement. In particular, in 1997 a site plan for City Council approval was approved with the sidewalk fronting Hickory Lane being waived with the condition that it be installed in the future as a coordinated special assessment district. Since the 1997 site plan approval, another site plan for Planning Commission approval and two administrative amendments for this site have been approved without mention of the sidewalk requirement as part of staff comments.
To address the RCAA comments, staff consulted with the Attorney’s Office to determine if an appeals process existed for the sidewalk...
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