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Resolution to Approve Ann Arbor City Apartments PUD Revised Elevations, 221 W. Washington
Memorandum
On December 1, 2008, City Council approved the Ann Arbor City Apartments PUD Site Plan to construct a nine-story, 156-unit residential building and DDA parking structure on this .57-acre site. The development agreement, also approved by Council on December 1, 2008, included a provision that the construction of the building be consistent with the elevation drawings approved as part of the site plan. If the petitioner were to propose material changes to the elevations, setbacks, aesthetics, or materials, City Council approval would be necessary.
On February 25, 2011, the petitioner submitted an administrative amendment to increase the maximum height of the building from 94-feet to 104-feet in order to bring the building out of the water table. The petitioner later requested a modification to the west elevation to allow the construction of an additional egress lane of traffic from the parking deck to First Avenue to better accommodate peak period demand.
In September 2011, the petitioner submitted construction drawings that showed that the residential portion of the façade had changed from what City Council originally approved. The Planning Manager determined that the change in elevations constituted a material change that required City Council approval. The primary change in the elevations concern the type and size of windows. The total amount of glazing is proposed to increase from 25% of the face of the building to 33%, an increase of 4,200 square feet of glass. Other façade changes include two new air vents on the east (alley) side of the site. The petitioner has provided a memo describing the proposed changes to the elevation.
The material changes to the elevation since City Council approved the site plan in 2008 include:
· Increasing the height of the structure from 94’ to 104’.
· Adding an egress opening on First Avenue.
· Modifying the w...
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