Ann Arbor Approves Design Review Fee
At its July 5, 2011 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council approved a fee for its new design review process, which is now a part of the city’s code. The application fee was to have been set at $1,000 – to cover estimated mailing costs of $500 and about five hours of city staff time. But the council amended that amount to $500 at the urging of Marcia Higgins (Ward 4). The staff were directed to track the staff time used for actual reviews.
The vote on the fee was postponed at the council’s June 20 meeting. Projects in Ann Arbor’s downtown area, zoned D-1 and D-2, are now subject to a mandatory process of design review, but compliance with the … [Full Story]