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Resolution to Approve White/State/Henry Apartments PUD Site Plan, 701 Henry Street (CPC Recommendation: Approval - 7 Yeas and 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will allow for the construction of a 32-unit apartment complex that will meet the affordability guidelines defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Petition Summary:
* The petitioner proposes to demolish the existing 28-unit apartment building and construct a new 32-unit, three-story apartment building with community center on the site. Access to the parking lot will be provided from existing curb cuts on South State Street and White Street. Stormwater detention will be provided under the parking lot.
* The petitioner is requesting a rezoning of this site from R4C (Multiple-Family Dwelling District) to PUD (Planned Unit Development).
* Proposed PUD public benefits include providing dwelling units affordable to lower income households, increased open space, improved housing stock, and pedestrian connections within the complex and to public transportation. These public benefits are offered in exchange for increased residential density, reduced front, side and rear building setbacks, reduced parking and reduced conflicting land use buffer and landscape screening along the north property line
* Public benefits are incorporated into the supplemental regulations for the site.
The City Planning Commission, at its meeting of July 21, 2015, recommended approval of this request.
Attachments: 7/21/15 Planning Staff Report
7/21/15 Planning Commission Minutes
8/27/15 Draft Development Agreement
Staff
Prepared By: Chris Cheng, City Planner
Reviewed By: Wendy L. Rampson, Planning Manager and Sumedh Bahl, Community Services Area Administrator
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Whereas, The Ann Arbor Housing Commission has requested PUD site plan approval in order to develop a 3-story, 35,592-square foot, 32-unit apartment complex that meets affordability guidelines as d...
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