Title
Resolution Authorizing Summary Publication of Ordinance 25-24 - An Ordinance to Amend Section 5.28.2, 5.28.3, 5.29.4, 5.29.6, 5.29.7, and 5.29.11 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Public Notices and Hearings)
Memorandum
Ordinance 25-24 was approved by City Council on July 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
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RESOLVED, That the publication of Ordinance 25-24 shall be made by the following summary:
Ordinance 25-24 amends the Unified Development Code (Chapter 55) requirements and procedures related to public notices and public hearings. Section 5.28.2 Public Notices is amended to improve consistency of language and requirements for published, mailed, and posted notices and remove the requirement for public display of plans. Section 5.28.3 Public Hearings is amended to simplify the general requirements for public hearings and extend the requirements for continued or substantially changed public hearings to all bodies. Sections 5.29.4 Wetland Use Permit, 5.29.6 Site Plans, 5.29.7 Area Plans, and 5.29.11 Planned Unit Development (PUD) are amended to eliminate the requirement for public hearings prior to Planning Commission or City Council approval from the procedures of those activities.
The effective date of Ordinance 25-24 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
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