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File #: 24-1447    Version: 1 Name: 9/3/24 - Unified Development Code Amendments (Transit Corridor Additional Standards, Parking Structures)
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/3/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/7/2024 Final action: 10/7/2024
Enactment date: 10/7/2024 Enactment #: ORD-24-19
Title: An Ordinance to Amend Sections 5.16.3 and 5.17.7 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Transit Corridor Additional Standards, Parking Structures) CPC Recommendation: Approval (8 yes, 0 no) (ORD-24-19)
Attachments: 1. ORD-24-19 Briefed and Approved.pdf, 2. ORD-24-19 Briefed.pdf, 3. Ordinance (Transit Corridor, Parking Structure), 4. July 16, 2024 Planning Staff Report (Transit Corridor, Parking Structures), 5. July 16, 2024 Presentation Slides, 6. July 16, 2024 Planning Commission Minutes.pdf, 7. ORD-24-19 Approval Notice.pdf
Related files: 24-0741, 24-0860, 24-1308, 24-1706
Title
An Ordinance to Amend Sections 5.16.3 and 5.17.7 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Transit Corridor Additional Standards, Parking Structures) CPC Recommendation: Approval (8 yes, 0 no) (ORD-24-19)
Memorandum
Approval of this ordinance will amend the Unified Development Code (Chapter 55) related to the TC1 (Transit Corridor) district additional standards to revise the curb cut limits, building frontage, building dimensions, and specific building type regulations, and the parking structure use specific standards to revise the requirements adjacent to streets.

A petition was submitted requesting amendments to the Unified Development Code related to the TC1 district standards. Each request was considered and discussed individually by the Ordinance Revisions Committee and the Planning Commission. The proposed ordinance was prepared by staff based on feedback received from those bodies and staff's recommendations. Following a public hearing on July 16, 2024, the Planning Commission recommended approval.

Curb Cut Limits - Section 5.17.7, Table 5.17-8 - An amendment is proposed to remove the curb cut limitations unique to the TC1 district. The curb cut limits provided in Section 21.1 (Curb Cuts and Driveway Approaches) will apply.

Building Dimensions - Section 5.17.7, Table 5.17-8 - An amendment is proposed to increase the maximum building width from 250 feet to 300 feet and the maximum building diagonal from 360 feet to 450 feet.

Building Frontage - Section 5.17-7, Table 5.17-8 - An amendment is proposed to remove the minimum building frontage requirement unique to the TC1 district.

Development Arrangement - Section 5.17.7, Table 5.17-8 - An amendment is proposed to remove the development arrangement requirement.

Specific Building Types - Section 5.17.7, Table 5.17-8 - An amendment is proposed to remove the limitation on residential uses within 100 feet of a signalized intersection, consolidate...

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