City of Ann Arbor - File #: 08-0823

• File #: 08-0823
• Version: 1
• Name: 9/8/08 Amendments regarding Lot Accessibility
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/8/2008
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/6/2008
• Final action: 10/6/2008
• Enactment date: 9/8/2008
• Enactment #: ORD-08-32
• Title: An Ordinance to Amend Section 4:30 of Chapter 47 (Streets - Private Street Standards), to Repeal Section 5:77 of Chapter 55 (Zoning - Lot Accessibility) and Replace it with a New Section 5:77 (Zoning - Lot Accessibility) , to Amend Section 5:122 of Chapter 57 Subdivision and Land Use Control - Site Plans), and to Add a New Section 5:613 of Chapter 62 (Landscape and Screening - Private Streets and Driveway Buffers) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor regarding Lot Accessibility and Private Street Standards (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 6 Yeas and 0 Nays)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/6/2008	2	City Council	Adopted on Second Reading	Pass
9/8/2008	2	City Council	Approved on First Reading	Pass

Title
An Ordinance to Amend Section 4:30 of Chapter 47 (Streets - Private Street Standards), to Repeal Section 5:77 of Chapter 55 (Zoning - Lot Accessibility) and Replace it with a New Section 5:77 (Zoning - Lot Accessibility) , to Amend Section 5:122 of Chapter 57 Subdivision and Land Use Control - Site Plans), and to Add a New Section 5:613 of Chapter 62 (Landscape and Screening - Private Streets and Driveway Buffers) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor regarding Lot Accessibility and Private Street Standards (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 6 Yeas and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Approval of these amendments to Chapters 47, 55, 57 and 62 are intended to provide improved regulation of development on parcels that are created through the land division process. They will provide standards for private streets, clarify the definition of access, include provisions for nonresidential “landlocked” parcels, revise current provisions for residential “landlocked” parcels, require site plan for Planning Commission approval for private streets, and include provisions for street tree and buffering for private streets and shared driveways.

The Planning & Development Services Unit worked with the Planning Commission Ordinance Revisions Committee in developing the proposed amendments, which involved review of existing ordinances and regulations related to land divisions. The Planning Commission, at its meeting of August 19, 2008, recommended approval of the amendments, following revisions regarding minimum parking for private streets serving more than 8 lots, and street trees and buffering for private streets and shared driveways. The attached ordinance amendments reflect these revisions.
Staff
Prepared by: Laurie Foondle, Management Assistant
Reviewed By: Mark Lloyd, Planning & Development Services Manager
Jayne Miller, Community Services Administrator
Approved By: Roger W. Fraser, City Administrator
Body
(See Attached Ord...