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 Design Review Board, 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 C​​ity'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​​ ​

1208 South University Avenue - The proposed 18-story mixed-use tower includes 259 rental apartments and 5,189 sf of ground-level retail space. The ground floor features a residential lobby, fitness center, leasing area, bike storage, and garage parking. Residential units span floors 3 through 18, with interior and exterior amenities on the top floor. This is an addition to the original plan approved by the Planning Commission on August 20, 2024.

Click 1208 South University Avenue 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.  

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.