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Residents urge caution on citywide upzoning: parking, infrastructure, trees and affordability top concerns
Summary
More than two dozen residents addressed the Planning Commission during public comment, opposing a blanket upzoning approach in the comprehensive plan and raising specific concerns about infrastructure capacity, parking, tree loss, neighborhood scale and the limits of market‑rate density to produce affordable homes.
Dozens of residents addressed the Planning Commission during the public comment period on March 25, voicing a steady stream of concerns about proposed upzoning and the comprehensive land use plan.
Speakers said a single, citywide upzoning approach would not account for the wide variation in neighborhood character and infrastructure capacity across Ann Arbor. Common themes included: the age and limited capacity of water, sewer and electrical systems in older neighborhoods; the impact of increased on‑street parking when off‑street parking is not required;…
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