The Ann Arbor Planning Commission voted 9-0 tonight to allow the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity to convert a house near the University of Michigan into a frat house.

The fraternity will be allowed to have 24 of its members living at 630 Oxford Road. The house is located on the west side of the road, south of South University and north of Hill Street. A number of other fraternity and sorority houses are located in the area.

The house originally was constructed as a single-family dwelling. It was converted to a duplex in 2001 and the attached garage was finished into a bedroom in 2006, city records show.

The building is a registered rental property, with two four-bedroom units. It previously had a maximum occupancy of eight people.

A site plan for improvements planned to the property goes on to the Ann Arbor City Council for approval. It calls for paving an existing parking lot in the rear of the property.

An aerial view of the site location for the new Phi Kappa Psi house.

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