Ann Arbor Township recently received a rezoning request from Sun Communities and J.A. Bloch & Company to rezone 13.916 acres from A–1, General Agriculture, to R–6, for the purpose of developing manufactured houses. This parcel is immediately east of US 23 and north of Warren Road.
Consistent with our ordinance, a public hearing for the rezoning request is scheduled for the June 6th Planning Commission meeting. This meeting will be held at 7:30 pm at Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, in the Crane Liberal Arts and Sciences Building, Room LA240, and online.
This parcel is one of three parcels, comprising a total of 139 acres, that is subject to ongoing litigation. J.A. Bloch & Company and a company named Sun ACQ, LLC, have sued the Township seeking to develop 94.12 acres east of US 23 (including the 13.916 acres) for the purpose of developing 500 manufactured housing units there. The litigation also concerns a 46.5-acre parcel immediately west of US 23.
That litigation, titled J.A. Bloch & Company and Sun ACQ, LLC versus Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County Circuit Court Case No. 21-000173-CZ, is pending in the Michigan Court of Appeals. The plaintiffs appealed the decision of the Washtenaw County Circuit Court to dismiss their case. Notwithstanding the pending appeal, Sun Communities, Inc. and J.A. Bloch & Company filed a new petition to rezone property that is part of the ongoing litigation.
Consistent with our attorney’s recommendation, the Township does not discuss the substance of pending litigation. Public documents are available at the Washtenaw County Circuit Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals.
