Board of Zoning Adjustment
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Meeting Date : August 3rd 2015
Case: 5995/5924 (Case #ZON2015-01656)
Case Type: Public Hearings
Joey Pittman
166 South Street
(West side of South Street, 125?+ North of Clearmont Street).
Side Yard and Rear Yard Setback Variances to amend previously approved Side and Rear Yard Setback Variances to allow the construction of a garage 5? from the side property line and 5? from the rear property line in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District; the Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum 8? side yard setback and minimum 8? rear yard setback in an R-1, Single Family Residential District.
Council District 2
Case: 5993 (Case #ZON2015-01652)
Case Type: Public Hearings
Margaret M. McGovern
604 Eslava Street
(North side of Eslava Street, 80?+ West of South Warren Street).
Rear Setback and Exterior Finish Variances to allow the construction of a residential addition within 5? of the rear property line and the use of stucco as an exterior finish in a T-3 Sub-District within the Downtown Development District; the Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum 5? rear setback and exterior finishes must be wood or cementitous clapboard, shingles or board & batten in a T-3 Sub-District within the Downtown Development District.
Council District 2
Case: 5992 (Case #ZON2015-01651)
Case Type: Public Hearings
Raymond & Janie Carney
511 Houston Street
(Southeast corner of Houston Street and Booker Street).
Use and Surface Variances to allow a seafood distributorship in a B-2, Neighborhood Business District with aggregate access, maneuvering and parking surfaces; the Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum of an I-1, Light Industry District for a seafood distributorship and access, maneuvering and parking surfaces must be paved with concrete, asphalt or an approved alternative paving surface in a B-2, Neighborhood Business District.
Council District 2
Case: 5991 (Case #ZON2015-01642)
Case Type: Public Hearings
Gregory Bone/Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church
860 South Warren Street
(Northwest corner of South Warren Street and North Carolina Street).
Sign Variance to allow a digital sign at a church in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District and within 300? of other residentially zoned properties; the Zoning Ordinance does not allow digital signs in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District and requires a minimum of 300? from other residentially zoned properties.
Council District 3
Case: 5990/5149 (Case #ZON2015-01641)
Case Type: Public Hearings
Advantage Sign Company
669 Azalea Road
(North side of Azalea Road, 570?+ East of Village Green Drive).
Sign Variance to allow a digital sign at a church in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District and within 300? of other R-1, Single-Family Residential properties; the Zoning Ordinance does not allow digital signs in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District and requires a minimum of 300? from other residentially zoned property.
Council District 5
Case: 5989/5778/5585 (Case #ZON2015-01632)
Case Type: Public Hearings
Wright Transportation
2333 Dauphin Island Parkway
(North side of Dauphin Island Parkway, 220?+ North of Rosedale Road).
Site Variance to amend the site plan of a previously approved Variance to allow a new office building with parking expansion for an existing trucking company in a B-3, Community Business District; the Zoning Ordinance requires that changes to a site plan of a previously approved Variance must be approved via a new Variance in a B-3, Community Business District.
Council District 3
Case: 5988/5939 (Case #ZON2015-01627)
Case Type: Public Hearings
Wrico Signs, Inc. for Riverside Food Mart
1751 Riverside Drive
(Southwest corner of Riverside Drive and Clubhouse Road).
Sign Variance to allow a digital sign located on a nonconforming commercial site and less than 300?± from other residentially zoned property in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District; the Zoning Ordinance does not allow digital signs in an R-1, Single-Family Residential District and requires a minimum of 300? from other residentially zoned property.
Council District 3
Case: 5987 (Case #ZON2015-01550)
Case Type: Public Hearings
Munn Enterprises, Inc. ? Howard Munn
2570 Government Boulevard
(West side of Government Boulevard, 113?+ North of Kreitner Street).
Sign Variance to allow nine wall signs in addition to two previously permitted wall signs and a freestanding sign on a single-tenant commercial site in a B-3, Community Business District; the Zoning Ordinance allows two wall signs and one freestanding sign on a single-tenant commercial site in a B-3, Community Business District.
Council District 5
Case: 5985/5920/5811/4958 (Case #ZON2015-01404)
Case Type: Holdovers
Taylor Atchison
951 Government Street
(Westside of Marine Street, extending from Government Street to Church Street).
Use and Parking Ratio Variances to allow a restaurant on the ground floor in a B-1, Buffer Business District, with mixed uses and providing 87 on-site parking spaces; the Zoning Ordinance does not allow a restaurant on the ground floor in a B-1, Buffer Business District, with mixed uses, and 117 on-site parking spaces are required for the various mixed uses proposed.
Council District 2
Case: 5984 (Case #ZON2015-01403)
Case Type: Holdovers
Angel T. Bumpers
308 South Dearborn Street
(Southwest corner of Palmetto Street and South Dearborn Street).
Use Variance to allow a day care facility to operate in an R-1, Single Family Residential District; the Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum B-2, Neighborhood Business District for the operation of a daycare.
Council District 2
Case: 5983 (Case #ZON2015-01388)
Case Type: Holdovers
Bethesda Christian Center
550 Western Drive
(East side of Western Drive, 175± South of Crichton Street).
Use and Off-Site Parking Variances to allow a church in an I-1, Light Industry District, with parking on an adjacent property; the Zoning Ordinance does not allow churches within an I-1, Light Industry District, and all parking must be on the same site as the use.
Council District 1
Case: 5981/4384/4357 (Case #ZON2015-01295)
Case Type: Holdovers
Alabama Hotels, LLC.
251 Government Street
(Southwest corner of Government Street and South Joachim Street).
Sign Variance to allow a non-painted wall sign, a corner wall sign, a wall plaque, and a vertical sign on a balcony in a T5.2 Sub-District in the Downtown Development District; the Zoning Ordinance allows painted wall signs; however, corner signs, wall plaques, or vertical signs on a balcony are not allowed in a T5.2 Sub-District in the Downtown Development District.
Council District 2
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