City of Ann Arbor - File #: 19-0841

• File #: 19-0841
• Version: 1
• Name: 6/3/19 - UDC Amendment - Front Porch Setback Exception
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/3/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 7/1/2019
• Final action: 7/1/2019
• Enactment date: 6/3/2019
• Enactment #: ORD-19-17
• Title: An Ordinance to Amend Section 5.18.1 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Front Porch Exception from Front Yard Setback) (Ordinance No. ORD-19-17)
• Related files: 18-1485

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/1/2019	1	City Council	Held and Closed
7/1/2019	1	City Council	Adopted on Second Reading	Pass
6/3/2019	1	City Council	Approved on First Reading	Pass

Title
An Ordinance to Amend Section 5.18.1 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Front Porch Exception from Front Yard Setback) (Ordinance No. ORD-19-17)
Memorandum
The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) has heard nearly 50 petitions for front porch variances over the past 10 years. Many of these requests have been granted to allow encroachment into the average front setback (currently code prohibits such encroachment).

The proposed amendment would allow unenclosed, covered porches, decks, and platforms to encroach into a required front yard setback by up to eight feet, with additional limitations.

Based on a request from the ZBA, this text amendment was considered and recommended for approval by the Planning Commission on November 20, 2018.
Staff
Prepared by: Brett Lenart, Planning Manager
Reviewed by: Derek Delacourt, Community Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Howard S. Lazarus, City Administrator
Body
ORDINANCE NO. ORD-19-17

First Reading: June 3, 2019 Approved: July 1, 2019
Public Hearing: July 1, 2019 Published:. July 11, 2019
Effective:. July 21, 2019

FRONT PORCH EXCEPTION FROM FRONT YARD SETBACK
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 5.18.1 OF CHAPTER 55 (UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE) OF TITLE V OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ANN ARBOR

The City of Ann Arbor Ordains:

Section 1. That Section 5.18.1 Special Dimensional Standards and Site Layout Standards - Within Yards and Setback Areas of Chapter 55 of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor be amended to read as follows:

5.18.1 Within Yards and Setback Areas
A. General
Except as specifically provided in this chapter, Setback Areas shall be open, unoccupied, and unobstructed by any permanent Structure or any part of a Structure from the ground to the sky.
B. Exceptions
1. The following types of Structures may be located anywhere on a Lot, including in any Setback Area:
a. open and unroofed terraces, patios, stoops and steps, ramps for ...