Parking Ordinance Gets Final OK from Council
At its April 2, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council gave final approval to changes to its off-street parking code. Mike Anglin (Ward 5) was the sole dissenting vote.
The first change reduces the exceptions allowed for front open-space parking for sites that have more than one front lot line. Currently, a site with three frontages can have a parking area for two of the frontages – between the building face and the public right of way. The code revision would limit parking areas to a single frontage.
The second change requires that any new driveways serving drive-up windows in the front open space of a site be no wider than 12 feet and provide a raised sidewalk with bollards where the … [Full Story]