Title
An Ordinance to Amend Sections 5.10.2 and 5.17 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (TC1 Front Setback) (CPC Recommendation: Denial, 5 Yes, 3 No) (ORD-23-33)
Memorandum
Amendments are proposed to in response to Council Resolution R-22-390 calling for the City Planning Commission to evaluate and recommend amendments to the TC1 district to incorporate limited automobile-related uses and address constraints of existing narrow rights-of-way. Ordinance 23-25, approved September 5, 2023, allowed two new uses with special exception use approval, auto sales and rental, and auto repair. This proposed ordinance addresses existing narrow rights-of-way constraints.
* The Building Frontage Map, referenced in Section 5.10.2 (Zoning District Boundaries Shown on the Zoning Map) that designates downtown-area streets as primary, secondary, or front yard for front setback purposes in the D1 and D2 districts, is amended to be renamed Street Type Designation Map and that map will also designate transit corridor streets in the TC1 district.
* The Street Type Designation Map will designate the following as transit corridors:
o North & South Maple Road between Carbeck Drive and 775 S Maple Rd
o Jackson Avenue between South Wagner Road and 2155 Jackson Ave
o West Liberty Street between South Maple Road and 2151 W Liberty St
o West & East Eisenhower Parkway between 250 W Eisenhower Pkwy and the railroad
o South State Street between Oakbrook Drive and I-94
* The Mixed-Use Zoning District Dimensions table will be amended so developments in the TC1 district on a designated transit corridor will be required to have a minimum front setback of 18 feet and a maximum of 28 feet measured from the street curb. (Note the City Planning Commission public hearing draft of the ordinance proposed a minimum of 20 feet and a maximum of 40 feet. The City Planning Commission voted [8 yes, 0 no] to amend the proposed front setback dimensions ...
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