Title
An Ordinance to Amend Sections 5.20.3, 5.20.4 and 5.20.6 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Conflicting Land Use Buffer) - CPC Recommendation: Approval (6 yes, 0 no) (ORD-24-02)
Memorandum
Amendments are proposed to revise the applicability of conflicting land use buffers and reorganize the section to reduce nonconformities, further the goals of the Comprehensive Plan, and improve clarity.
Staff proposed amendments to Section 5.20.4 Conflicting Land Use Buffers to remove the requirement to provide such buffer when adjacent to land principally used as residential, and between multiple-family residential districts and residential uses or zones. Staff also propose amendments to move conflicting land use buffer requirements for vehicular use area to the Vehicular Use Area Landscaping and Screening section.
Finally, staff proposed amendments to move the conflicting land use buffer requirements for refuse/recycling containers to the Refuse/Recycling Container Screening section, to update terms, and to make the screening and buffering requirements consistent with other screening and buffering requirements.
These changes will eliminate the requirement to buffer the same uses from each other, specifically multiple-family dwellings from multiple-family dwellings in the same district, which offer several benefits. See June 6, 2023 Planning Staff Report page 3. These changes will also make Section 5.20 more user-friendly overall by better organizing and heading the requirements.
Attachments: Ordinance (Conflicting Land Use Buffer)
June 6, 2023 Planning Staff Report
June 6, 2023 Planning Commission Minutes
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
(See Attached Ordinance)