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Planning Commission Members

Sarah Mills, Chair

Shannan Gibb-Randal, Vice-Chair

Ellie Abrons, Secretary

Alex Milshteyn

Sara Hammerschmidt

Lisa Sauve

Wonwoo Lee

Sadira Clarke

Lisa Disch, City Council Representative

Communications should be directed to the full Planning Commission by email at [email protected] or by mail at 301 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48107.

Roles and Functions of the City Planning Commission (PDF)

eComment Instructions for Electronically Held Meetings (PDF)

Work Program

Planning Commission Assignments

2019-2020 Committee Assignments (PDF)

Bylaws

Planning Commission Bylaws (PDF)

Meeting Schedule

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all meetings will be held via Zoom unless otherwise noted.

Planning Commission agenda and packets are available at the City of Ann Arbor's Legislative Information Center.

Citizen Participation

One of the most important jobs of the Ann Arbor City Planning Commission is to provide an opportunity for the public to offer constructive comments on items before it, and then to take those comments into account when making its recommendations or decisions.

As a citizen, you can take an active role in shaping Ann Arbor by participating in the planning and development process. Information on public hearings and tracking development petitions is provided below.

For tips on communicating effectively when attending meetings and conversing with planning staff, planning commissioners, developers, and fellow residents see the Citizens' Guide to Effective Communication (PDF).

Public Hearings

The Planning Commission holds public hearings on all development petitions it reviews. Notice of upcoming public hearings is provided in several ways in order to reach the people most likely to be affected by or interested in proposals:

15 days before a hearing, a notice is published in the Washtenaw Legal News (visit www.legalnews.com, click on Public Notice Quick Search, and type in "City of Ann Arbor PH")
15 days before a hearing, postcards describing the project and providing the date and time of the hearing are sent to property owners, residents, and registered neighborhood and business associations located within 300 feet of the property being considered.
One week before the hearing, an orange sign is prominently posted on the property being considered. The sign contains:

The name of the petition
The time and place of the hearing
How to get more information
The date the property was posted

At the Planning Commission public hearing members of the public may speak for up to 3 minutes (or 5 minutes if an official representative of a neighborhood association).

Written comments may be submitted in advance of the Planning Commission meeting by hand delivery to Planning Services, 1^st floor of City Hall, during regular business hours (M-F, 8 am - 5 pm) or by email to [email protected]. Comments received by noon the day of the meeting will be printed and distributed at the meeting.

Development Petition Information

In addition, the following information on development petitions is available to the public:

Upon receipt of a petition, usually the last week of the month, the plan set is displayed in the lobby of City Hall
You can monitor staff review comments on petitions by going to www.a2gov.org/permits and clicking on "Search" in the Projects box. Use the pulldown menu to select "Project Name" in the first box of the search string, then enter the project name in the last box. Review comments will be pdf links at the bottom of the page.
On the Friday afternoon preceding a hearing, the Planning Commission agenda and packet are posted on the Legislative Information Center, and an agenda is posted in the lobby of City Hall, 301 E. Huron.

Meeting Minutes

Minutes are typically adopted by the Planning Commission the month following a meeting. Approved minutes are provided in the City of Ann Arbor's Legislative Information Center.