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Council approves PUD zoning for 315 West Huron with 15% affordable units, limits short‑term rentals
Summary
The council approved rezoning and PUD regulations for a mixed-use project at 315 West Huron, adopting an amendment limiting short‑term rentals to no more than 10% of units and securing a development agreement calling for full electrification and roughly 15% of units at 60% AMI.
Ann Arbor City Council approved rezoning for a Planned Unit Development at 315 West Huron on Aug. 6 after council members debated and adopted an amendment limiting short‑term rentals.
Council member Briggs offered a substitution to the PUD supplemental regulations to limit short‑term rentals to no more than 10% of residential units; the substitution was seconded and approved. City planning staff and council members described the project as fully electric with a mix of studio, one‑ and two‑bedroom units and said approximately 15% (about 42 units) would be income‑qualified at 60% of area median income (AMI), with a payment‑in‑lieu option if on‑site production proved infeasible.
"The terms of the PUD require a fully electric building that will provide housing at a diversity of price points…15% of those units will be 60% AMI affordable housing," a planning presentation said.
Supporters said the project would revitalize a downtown parcel while preserving an adjacent historic building’s prominence and offering a pedestrian plaza. Several public commenters, including nearby business owners, expressed support for the rooftop venue and plaza and asked for sensitivity to existing downtown gathering places.
Council approval: Following discussion and the amended substitute, the council approved the rezoning, the site plan and the development agreement and later approved the related site-plan item. Staff recorded that the project does not add density compared with the prior zoning but allows a taller, narrower form to better accommodate housing and public realm improvements.
What happens next: The development agreement and supplemental regulations will remain with the parcel unless rezoned in the future. Staff noted that some affordable‑housing details (for example, the term of any affordability covenant and any MSHDA agreement) could be determined in coordination with housing finance partners and are partially outside city control.
