301 E. Huron St.  
Ann Arbor, MI 48104  
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City of Ann Arbor  
Formal Minutes - Draft  
Zoning Board of Appeals  
Wednesday, April 22, 2026  
6:00 PM  
Larcom City Hall, 301 E Huron St, Second  
floor, City Council Chambers  
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Enter Meeting ID 938 1648 1007  
A.  
B.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Vice Chair Daniel called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm  
ROLL CALL  
Vice Chair Daniel called the roll.  
6 -  
Present:  
David DeVarti, Michael B. Daniel, Kristina A. Glusac,  
Dharma Akmon, Julie Weatherbee, and Patricia  
Laskowsky  
3 - Candice Briere, Drew Denzin, and Roberta Sutton  
Absent:  
Others present:  
Zoning Coordinator Erik Perdonik  
City Planner Alexis DiLeo  
Administrative Assistant Courtney Manor  
C.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Moved by Julie Weatherbee seconded by Dave DeVarti to approve  
the meeting agenda. On a voice vote the agenda was approved  
unanimously.  
D.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
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  
Moved by Patty Laskowsky seconded by Dharma Akmon to  
approve the March 25, 2026 ZBA meeting minutes. On a voice vote  
the minutes were approved unanimously and forwarded to City  
Council.  
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  
APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE:  
Brad Moore of J Bradley Moore & Associates, Neil Reardon ESG  
Architecture, Brad Strader of Cincar Consulting Group, and Scott Betzoldt  
of Midwestern Consulting presented the proposed request.  
PUBLIC HEARING:  
Frank Jacobson, resident, spoke in opposition of the proposed request.  
Seeing no additional speakers Vice Chair Daniel closed the Public  
Hearing.  
BOARD DISCUSSION:  
The Board took into consideration the presented petition and findings of  
fact discussed the matter.  
[For a complete record of the discussion, please see available video  
format].  
Moved by DeVarti seconded by Akmon in petition of ZBA26-0006;  
558 South Fifth Avenue  
In accordance with the established standards for approval, the  
Zoning Board of Appeals hereby GRANTS a variance from Chapter  
55 Unified Development Code, Section 5.21.2.B, Table 5.21-1 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.  
On a roll call vote the vote was as follows with the Vice Chair  
declaring the motion carried. Vote 6-0.  
6 -  
Yeas:  
DeVarti, Daniel, Glusac, Councilmember Akmon,  
Weatherbee, and Laskowsky  
0
Nays:  
3 - Chair Briere, Denzin, and Sutton  
Absent:  
ZBA26-0005; 1211 Prospect Street  
E-2.  
26-0602  
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  
APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE:  
Emily Myers, representing property owner, presented the proposed  
request.  
PUBLIC HEARING:  
Julie Welch, property owner, spoke in support of the proposed request.  
Sarah Nelson, 1211 Prospect, spoke in support of the proposed request.  
Aliya Kurian, 1211 Prospect, spoke in support of the proposed request.  
Seeing no additional speakers Vice Chair Daniel closed the Public  
Hearing.  
BOARD DISCUSSION:  
The Board took into consideration the presented petition and findings of  
fact discussed the matter.  
[For a complete record of the discussion, please see available video  
format].  
Moved by DeVarti seconded by Kristina Glusac in petition of  
ZBA26-0005; 1211 Prospect Street  
In accordance with the established standards for approval, the  
Zoning Board of Appeals hereby GRANTS a variance from Section  
5.19.6.A.1 of the Unified Development Code to permit parking  
spaces to be located within a front yard where parking spaces shall  
not be located within a front yard; a variance from Section 5.19.9.A.1  
of the Unified Development Code to permit a driveway to not lead to  
a garage, carport, parking space, parking lot, or parking structure  
meeting the requirements of such Code; and a 14-foot variance from  
Section 5.19.9.A, Table 5.19-6 of the Unified Development Code to  
permit a one-way driveway to be 29 feet in width where 15 feet is the  
maximum width permitted.  
On a roll call vote the vote was as follows with the Vice Chair  
declaring the motion failed. Vote 2-4.  
2 - DeVarti, and Laskowsky  
Yeas:  
Nays:  
4 - Daniel, Glusac, Councilmember Akmon, and Weatherbee  
3 - Chair Briere, Denzin, and Sutton  
Absent:  
F.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
G.  
NEW BUSINESS  
G-1.  
26-0604  
Reports from Council  
None.  
H.  
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  
Reviewed and Filed  
I.  
PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes per speaker)  
Seeing no speakers Vice Chair Daniel closed the Public Comment.  
J.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by DeVarti seconded by Akmon. On a voice vote the board  
voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 7:11 pm.  
Candice Briere, Chairperson  
Jon Barrett, Zoning Coordinator  
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