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ZBA approves alteration to nonconforming building at 1700 Packard St, allowing six‑bedroom unit
Summary
The zoning board granted permission to alter a nonconforming structure at 1700 Packard Street, allowing the petitioner to join basement and first floor to create a six‑bedroom unit; members said the footprint does not change and code compliance will be required.
The Ann Arbor Zoning Board of Appeals voted to approve an alteration to a nonconforming structure at 1700 Packard Street that will join basement and first‑floor space to create a single six‑bedroom dwelling unit, provided the work meets building and rental‑housing code requirements.
City zoning coordinator John Barrett presented ZBA case 17‑023, saying the parcel is in the R4C district, the lot is nonconforming at 6,621 square feet (the district minimum is 8,500 square feet), and the petition proposes no exterior changes or increase in footprint but would convert…
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