9-b. 20-1740 2060 W Stadium Boulevard Site Plan with Rezoning for City Council Approval and Special Exception Use for Planning Commission Approval - The petitioner proposes to construct a 4-story, 120,687 square foot, self-storage building, a 3-story, 23,315 square foot, mixed-use building, and surface parking on the site. The mixed-use building will include a ground floor bank and 2 upper floors of office space. The bank is proposing a drive-through which requires a Special Exception Use (SEU) Approval. The petitioner is also proposing to rezone the portion of the site currently zoned P (Parking) to C2B (Business Service) Zoning Classification. The petitioner is also proposing a variance to provide less vehicular parking than is required by code. Staff Recommendation: Approval
This is a really bad idea for this location. We don't need another bank when there so many nearby and so much banking is now done online . A storage facility makes much more sense on cheaper land away from residences.
Having a self-storage facility on this parcel is the worst idea. We need a mixed use development with housing, stores and restaurants. At the very least stores and restaurants and a path from the housing behind so that people can walk her. Making it a car only dead zone is a bad idea.
The size of this building and the fact that it would discourage foot traffic will make West Stadium even less walker friendly and will hamper any sustainable development in the area for years or maybe decades to come. Why not open this property up to residential development? We have a housing shortage, and there are demographics that need affordable housing with easy accessibility to transit and nearby retail. Even if residential isn't an option, using the property for self-storage seems like an extremely short-sighted plan. It's hard to believe that in a forward-looking community like Ann Arbor, whose members are well aware of the need to reduce our footprint, there will be long-term demand for more storage.
This is a really bad idea for this location. We don't need another bank when there so many nearby and so much banking is now done online . A storage facility makes much more sense on cheaper land away from residences.
Having a self-storage facility on this parcel is the worst idea. We need a mixed use development with housing, stores and restaurants. At the very least stores and restaurants and a path from the housing behind so that people can walk her. Making it a car only dead zone is a bad idea.
The size of this building and the fact that it would discourage foot traffic will make West Stadium even less walker friendly and will hamper any sustainable development in the area for years or maybe decades to come. Why not open this property up to residential development? We have a housing shortage, and there are demographics that need affordable housing with easy accessibility to transit and nearby retail. Even if residential isn't an option, using the property for self-storage seems like an extremely short-sighted plan. It's hard to believe that in a forward-looking community like Ann Arbor, whose members are well aware of the need to reduce our footprint, there will be long-term demand for more storage.