The Ann Arbor City Planning Division provides expertise and information to advise and guide public and private community decision makers in achieving the best possible development, redevelopment, improvements and preservation for the benefit of the people who live in, work in and visit the city.

General Planning News

• The Grove, a proposed residential development, just southwest of the corner of Pauline and Maple, will be requesting site plan approval for a total of 224 apartment units on 15 acres.  The property owner has scheduled a second citizen participation meeting for the project.  The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 6 pm at Dicken School, 2135 Runnymede. 

For more information about the city's Citizen Participation Ordinance requirements, please contact Planning Services at (734) 794-6265 or planning@a2gov.org.

• Sustainable Ann Arbor Forums: A think tank of local stakeholders, including University of Michigan faculty, representatives from community organizations, and city commissioners, will join City of Ann Arbor staff and the public to discuss local sustainability concepts and efforts—past, present and future. 

  The series is organized around four theme areas and will be held at 7 p.m. in the Ann Arbor District Main Library at 343 South Fifth Ave on the second Thursday of the month from January through April, 2012. 

• February 9, 2012 - Land Use and Access, including transportation design, infrastructure, land uses, built environment, and public spaces.