Title
Resolution Authorizing Summary Publication of Ordinance 25-09 - An Ordinance to Amend Sections 5.17, 5.27, and 5.28 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V and to Repeal Section 1:239 of Chapter 8 (Organization of Boards and Commissions) of Title I of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Building Design, Design Review Board, Design Review)
Memorandum
Ordinance 25-09 was approved by City Council on April 21, 2025. The City Charter allows summary publication of ordinances that are in excess of 500 words in length upon approval by City Council. Summary publication is appropriate due to the cost of publication and length of the ordinance. The ordinance will also be available publicly online.
Staff
Prepared by: Alexis DiLeo, City Planner
Reviewed by: Brett Lenart, Planning Manager
Derek Delacourt, Community Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
RESOLVED, That the publication of Ordinance 25-09 shall be made by the following summary:
Ordinance 25-09 amends the Unified Development Code (Chapter 55) to: revise the permitted and prohibited materials for building design requirements on certain designated streets in the downtown zoning areas in Section 5.17.6.C; eliminate the section addressing the membership, terms, powers and duties of the Design Review Board in Section 5.27.5; and modify the section providing the intent, applicability, submittal requirements, timing, number of reviews, required notice, meetings and reports, so design reviews are performed administratively, including removal of references to the Design Review Board, in Section 5.28.5.
Ordinance 25-09 repeals Section 1:239 (Design Review Board), which dissolves the design review board.
The effective date of Ordinance 25-09 is 10 days after publication. A complete text of this ordinance is available for inspection at the City Clerk’s office on the second floor of the Guy C. Larcom Municipal Building, 301 East Huron Street, Ann Arbor or at <http://www.a2gov.org>