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File #: 23-1983    Version: 1 Name: 12/18/23 - Unified Development Code Amendment (Banquet Hall, Personal Services, Veterinary Uses)
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 12/18/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/22/2024 Final action: 1/22/2024
Enactment date: 1/22/2024 Enactment #: ORD-23-37
Title: An Ordinance to Amend Sections 5.15, 5.16 and 5.37 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Banquet Hall, Personal Services, Veterinary Uses) CPC Recommendation: Denial (5 yes, 0 no) (ORD-23-37)
Attachments: 1. ORD-23-37 Briefed and Approved.pdf, 2. ORD-23-37 Briefed.pdf, 3. Ordinance 2023-11-21 (Banquet Hall).pdf, 4. June 6, 2023 Planning Staff Report, 5. June 6, 2023 Planning Staff Presentation, 6. June 6, 2023 Planning Commission Minutes, 7. ORD-23-37 Approval Notice.pdf, 8. WLN clipping ORD-23-37 Banquet Pers Serv Vet - Public Hearing Notice.pdf, 9. WLN clipping ORD-23-37 Banquet Pers Serv Vet - Approval Notice.pdf
Related files: 23-0336, 23-0999, 23-2129

Title

An Ordinance to Amend Sections 5.15, 5.16 and 5.37 of Chapter 55 (Unified Development Code) of Title V of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (Banquet Hall, Personal Services, Veterinary Uses) CPC Recommendation:  Denial (5 yes, 0 no) (ORD-23-37)

Memorandum

Amendments are proposed to define and permit Banquet Hall use in all mixed-use districts as well as related amendments to better align the O district with other mixed-use districts.

 

A petition was submitted to define and permit “event space” as a primary use in the O (Office) district. Staff found there is a perceived gap in the land use regulations, but that the term banquet hall is the most widely used term in zoning and building code regulations and that any changes should apply to all mixed-use zoning districts.  Banquet Hall use is proposed to be defined in Section 5.37 and proposed to be added as a permitted use in all mixed-use zoning districts in the Primary Use Table (Section 5.15.1).

 

Additional amendments beyond the petition for “event spaces” are proposed to the O district to better align its permitted uses with the remaining mixed-use districts, including: allowing all types of personal services in the O district; allowing fraternity/sorority, student cooperative housing, club headquarters, community center, religious assembly, private [K-12] schools and indoor recreation as primary (rather than special exception) uses in the O district; separating veterinary offices from veterinary, kennels and animal boarding, allowing veterinary offices as primary uses in mixed use districts and continuing kennels and animal boarding as currently permitted; and allowing trade/industrial schools as primary uses in the O district.

 

Six of the nine members of the City Planning Commission were present at its June 6, 2023 meeting. One member recused himself on this agenda item, leaving five members to discuss and vote on the proposed amendments. Although all five of the remaining members voted to approve the motion, the motion failed to earn the requisite six affirmative votes in order to pass.

 

Attachments:                     Ordinance (Banquet Halls, Personal Services, Veterinary Uses)

                     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)