Planning

Planning Services

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Planning Services works to guide land use development, policy and preservation that best meets the City of Ann Arbor's goals. This work is steered by the Comprehensive Plan, initiatives put forth by the City Planning Commission, community efforts, and/or by changes in state and local legislature. To support this work, Planning Services is responsible for the following:

Boards and Commissions: Planning Services supports the City Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Historic District Commission.
Zoning Administration: Staff is responsible for administering, preparing amendments for, and maintaining the City's zoning ordinance and development standards, known as the Unified Development Code.
Development Review: Planning Services accepts and coordinates review and approval of development activities including site plans, rezoning petitions, special exception uses, and land divisions. See the Development Review webpage for more information and applications as well as submitting an application.
Long Range Planning: Planning Services is responsible for implementing and updating long-term land use goals outlined in documents that make up the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Current Planning Initiatives: Visit the Current Planning Initiatives webpage to check out our current and recently completed projects.

STREAM Online Plan and Permitting System Services

Planning and Development Services is now using a new plan and permitting system called EnerGov, with an entirely online customer service web page called STREAM. You can now apply for all of these types of plans and projects, and more, completely online including payment:

Site Plan applications
Special Exception Use, Rezoning, and other planning petitions
Historic District Commission applications
Zoning Board of Appeals applications
Zoning information reports and analysis reports
Land division and land transfer applications
Building and trade permits

Use and bookmark this link for easy access to STREAM. Please contact staff with any questions.

Upcoming Citizen Participation Notices and Meetings

350 South Fifth Avenue - The Ann Arbor Housing Commission and Related Midwest is proposing a new twenty story multi family development on the existing parking lot at E William Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. The property will provide 330 units containing a mix of one and two bedrooms with 100% of the units reserved as affordable for individuals and families with an average income between 30% to 80% of the Area Median Income. This mixed-use development will also have roughly 6,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The downtown location and proximity to the Blake Transit Center and William Street Bikeway provide unique opportunities to utilize the existing alternative transportation network.
It is anticipated the project will be presented for site plan approval by Planning Commission in the Fall of 2025. The meeting will be held Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:00 pm via Zoom.
Click 350 South Fifth Avenue to view a PDF version of the postcard.

3005 Packard Street - Nederveld would like to allow the public the opportunity to express any comments or questions they may have for the proposed site improvements at 3005 Packard Street. Residents within 500 feet are being provided with this notice and information on how to participate. The proposed improvements include the relocation of the existing dumpster enclosure and loading area from the south side of the property (along Packard) to the north side (off of Platt). Four (4) additional on-site bike parking spaces are proposed as well.
Click 3005 Packard Street to view a PDF version of the postcard

805 Oxford Road - Demo existing building on property that was historically used as a fraternity house (until 1997), and rebuild a U-M chapter house for Kappa Delta sorority. Building is expected to be 3 levels and will be home to approximately 50-60 Kappa Delta sisters. Building footprint will be approximately 7,000 square feet. Proposal contemplates creation of a new curb cut for ingress and egress at the northerly end of the Oxford Road frontage.
The meeting will be held Thursday, May 22, 2025 and will be Zoom only.
Click 805 Oxford Road to view a PDF version of the postcard.

318 East Jefferson Street -The owner of the property has proposed a new six-unit, three story apartment building with a total of approximately 11,800 square feet.
Click 318 East Jefferson Street to view a PDF version of the postcard.

300 West Huron Street - -Nederveld and Hawkeye Hotels would like to allow the public the opportunity to express any comments or questions they may have for the proposed project at 300 W. Huron. Residents within 500 feet are being provided with this notice and information on how to participate. The proposed project includes construction of a 5 story, 111 key limited service hotel with substantial streetscape improvements along Huron and First Street. On-site bike parking and storm water management are also proposed.
Click 300 West Huron Street to view a PDF version of the postcard.

1007 Woodlawn - Argus Farm Stop has experienced a strong welcome from the neighborhood and seeks to improve the rear service area located at 1007 Woodlawn. At this time there is no development project planned. Moving from a parking zoned area to a commercially zoned area will support a more functional and aesthetically pleasing area for our farm deliveries and operations to better serve the local food community.
Click 1007 Woodlawn to view a PDF version of the postcard.

2502 Packard Street - The owner of the property has proposed a new 4-story building with approximately 1,400 square feet of retail space adjacent to the existing building.
Click 2502 Packard Street to view the postcard.

303 Detroit Street - Conversion of existing office building at 303 Detroit Street to mixed-use, including 10-15 residential units, covered parking, and potential office/retail use.
Click 303 Detroit Street to view a PDF version of the postcard.

Report of Activities

2019 Planning Services Activities Report - This report notes our accomplishments, partnerships and initiatives as well as provides a summary of development within the city in the 2019 calendar year (this report is best viewed in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari or Microsoft Edge browsers).

Map of Planning Petitions

a2gov.org/publicplanmap - this interactive webmap shows recent plans and petitions submitted for review to Planning and Development Services. View all petitions, or filter by Site Plan, Rezoning, Zoning Board of Appeals applications, and more. Click on each dot for a link to see further documents in our permitting system, STREAM.