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Resolution to Approve the Distribution of the Proposed Ann Arbor Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CPC Recommendation: Approved - 8 Ayes and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
This resolution approves distribution of the proposed Ann Arbor Comprehensive Land Use Plan ("Proposed Comprehensive Plan" or "Plan"). The Plan has been developed with extensive public and stakeholder input and provides 12 Goals to achieve a City that is more Affordable, Sustainable, Equitable, and Dynamic by 2050.
At the outset of this planning effort, the City Council asked the Planning Commission and project team to consider several key components:
Carefully consider and implement those portions of the A2Zero Living Carbon Neutrality Plan applicable to land use and development activity in the City
In addition to the goals from the A2Zero Live Carbon Neutrality Plan such as resiliency planning and carbon neutrality brought explicitly into the City's land use policy guide, the Proposed Comprehensive Plan's emphasis on increasing density throughout the City will enable more options for living, transportation, and access to service options to reduce the community's carbon footprint.
In the context of a largely developed City, make recommendations for adding new homes and densification in single-family zoned areas, and other areas and zoning districts
The Plan identifies that large areas of the City are currently limited to single-family use only. Residential density was one the most discussed components of this Plan during the engagement and review process. The Plan establishes a new baseline of triplexes (i.e. three-unit buildings) as a starting point for residential land use categories, with the goal of providing incremental housing densification in our long-established City, in addition to increased residential density along our corridors and hub category.
Develop recommendations and policies that promote fewer zoning districts or categories and contain more flexibility for re-use and adaptabili...
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