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Planners say Ann Arbor comprehensive plan aims to simplify zoning, encourage "missing middle" housing
Summary
Planning manager Brett Leonard described a draft comprehensive land use plan adopted by the planning commission and headed to city council on March 16, proposing simplified land-use categories, promotion of missing-middle housing and a base minimum of three-unit developments in residential areas while acknowledging implementation constraints.
Brett Leonard, Ann Arbor's planning manager, told a public sustainability forum that the city's comprehensive land use plan — adopted by the planning commission and scheduled for a city council review on March 16 — is an aspirational policy document meant to guide future zoning and regulatory changes.
"The comprehensive land use plan is the aspiration," Leonard said, describing a three-year process that sets goals for affordability, sustainability and equity but does not itself change zoning rules. Leonard said the plan…
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