301 E. Huron St.  
Ann Arbor, MI 48104  
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City of Ann Arbor  
Meeting Agenda  
Zoning Board of Appeals  
Wednesday, April 22, 2026  
6:00 PM  
Larcom City Hall, 301 E Huron St, Second floor,  
City Council Chambers  
This meeting will be broadcast live on CTN Cable Channel 16, ATT Channel 99, and  
online at a2gov.org/watchCTN  
Public commentary can be made in person or by calling: 877 853 5247 or 888 788 0099  
Enter Meeting ID 938 1648 1007  
A.  
CALL TO ORDER  
B.  
ROLL CALL  
C.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
D.  
D-1.  
26-0601  
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes of March 25, 2026  
Attachments:  
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes of March 25, 2026.pdf  
E.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
E-1.  
26-0603  
ZBA26-0006; 558 South Fifth Avenue  
Midwestern Consulting, Inc., on behalf of property owner GMH  
Communities, is requesting a variance from Chapter 55 Unified  
Development Code, Section 5.21.2.B, Table 5.21-1 as follows: (1) A  
variance to reduce the total street frontage requirement in Table 5.21-1  
for the number street openings after the first 200 feet from 600 feet to  
300 feet to allow 3 openings for a site with 579 feet of total street  
frontage. The site is 0.95 acres, located on the north side of East  
Madison Street between South Fourth and Fifth Avenues, assembled  
from 9 lots with a total street frontage of 579 feet. It is zoned D1  
(Downtown Core) base, Midtown Character overlay, and Secondary  
Street frontage and is in the Floodplain Management overlay district. A  
site plan application for a 14-story residential building with below-grade  
parking is under review (SP25-0016).  
Attachments:  
Staff Report ZBA26-0006; 558 S Fifth Ave.pdf, ZBA26-0006; 558 South  
Fifth Street Boundary Survey.pdf, ZBA26-0006; 558 South Fifth Street  
Elevation Plans.pdf, 554-558 S Fifth Ave with 543-553 S Fourth Ave and  
201-215 E Madison St Zoning Map.pdf, 554-558 S Fifth Ave with 543-553  
S Fourth Ave and 201-215 E Madison St Aerial Map Zoom.pdf, 554-558  
S Fifth Ave with 543-553 S Fourth Ave and 201-215 E Madison St Aerial  
Map.pdf, ZBA26-0006; 558 South Fifth Avenue Decision Letter.pdf,  
4-22-2026 Power Point.pdf  
E-2.  
26-0602  
ZBA26-0005; 1211 Prospect Street  
Julie Welch, property owner, is requesting three variances from the Unified  
Development Code (“UDC”) as follows: (1) A variance from Section 5.19.6.A.1  
to permit parking spaces to be located within a front yard where parking  
spaces shall not be located within a front yard; (2) a variance from Section  
5.19.9.A.1 to permit a driveway to not lead to a garage, carport, parking space,  
parking lot, or parking structure meeting the requirements of the UDC; and (3)  
a 14-foot variance from Section 5.19.9.A, Table 5.19-6 to permit a one-way  
driveway to be 29 feet in width where fifteen feet is the maximum width  
permitted. The subject property is zoned R4C Multiple-Family Dwelling District.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report ZBA26-0005; 1211 Prospect St.pdf, ZBA26-0005; 1211  
Prospect Street Boundary Survey.pdf, 1211 Prospect St Aerial Map  
Zoom.pdf, 1211 Prospect St Aerial Map.pdf, 1211 Prospect St Zoning  
Map.pdf, ZBA26-0005;1211 Prospect Street Decision Letter.pdf,  
4-22-2026 Power Point.pdf  
F.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
26-0604  
G.  
G-1.  
H.  
Reports from Council  
COMMUNICATIONS  
H-1.  
26-0605  
Various Communication to the ZBA  
Attachments:  
Amin 1211 Prospect Street, Driveway Variance - Tenant Statement.pdf,  
Kurian Written Comments for ZBA Meeting.pdf, Raybuck ZBA Meeting –  
Written Comment for 1211 Prospect Parking.pdf, Welch 1211 Prospect  
Street, Driveway variance - Wednesday, April 22 2026 ZBA Agenda  
Communications.pdf, Welch 1211 Prospect Variance request.pdf  
I.  
PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes per speaker)  
ADJOURNMENT  
J.  
Candice Briere, Chairperson  
Jon Barrett, Zoning Coordinator  
/courtney manor  
Zoning Board of Appeals meetings are typically held the fourth Wednesday of each month. All persons  
are encouraged to participate in public meetings. Persons requiring translation or sign language  
services  
or other accommodations may contact the City Clerk's office at 734.794.6140; via e-mail to:  
cityclerk@a2gov.org ; or by written request addressed and mailed to: City Clerk's Office, 301 E. Huron  
St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Requests need to be received at least two (2) business days in advance of  
the meeting.  
Zoning Board of Appeals meeting agendas and packets are available from the Legislative Information  
Center on the City Clerk's page of the City's website (http://a2gov.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx ).