The Ann Arbor Planning Commission will consider site plans Tuesday evening for expansions to the U-Haul at 3655 S. State St.
Samantha Keating is petitioning on behalf of Twenty Five SAC, the Arizona-based owners of the franchise, to build multiple new structures and an addition to the primary retail building on the site.
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The U-Haul on South State Street is asking the Planning Commission to approve site plans for new self storage units and an expansion to their current retail building.
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The planning commission staff recommended the commission postpone a vote on the plan until the developer has had a chance to respond to concerns regarding landscaping and engineering issues.
City planning manager Wendy Rampson said the recommendations by the staff are made two weeks before the meeting in order to give public notice and because discussions between the city staff and developers often progress before the meeting.
“In this case, there are still questions about the amount of landscaping they have to provide,” she said.
“They have a lot of paved area and driveways so we’re going back and forth with them about what it’s going to look like.”
The planning commission staff also has asked the developers to upgrade the accessibility of the location for walkers, bikers and people using public transportation.
“What we point out to people is that sometimes it’s not so obvious that pedestrian access is needed,” Rampson said.
“But a lot of staff people who work at a gas station or a U-Haul take the bus to get to work, so it isn’t unusual for people to need that access because they either cannot, or choose not to, take a car to work.”
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