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Meeting Date : February 2nd 2026
Case: Agenda #09 Case #6729 BOA-SE-003604-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
The Alabama Education Company, LLC
Location: 610 Providence Park Drive East
Applicant/Agent: The Alabama Education Company, LLC
Council District: District 6
Proposal: Special Exception approval to allow operation of a private school in B-3, Community Business Suburban District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) requires Special Exception approval to allow operation of a private school in B-3, Community Business Suburban District.
Case: Agenda #08 Case #6728 BOA-003603-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Gilmore Homes, LLC
Location: 59 Batre Lane
Applicant/Agent: Gilmore Homes, LLC
Council District: District 5
Proposal: Front Yard Setback and Site Coverage Variances to allow a covered/screened porch and an approximately six-foot (6’) tall wall in the front yard setback with a total site coverage of approximately 41% in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Suburban District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) requires structures taller than three-feet (3’) to be located outside of the 25-foot front yard setback and that all structures not exceed 35% site coverage in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Suburban District.
Case: Agenda #07 Case #6727 BOA-003601-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Rashawn Figures
Location: 404 Adams Street
Applicant/Agent: Rashawn Figures
Council District: District 2
Proposal: Transparency Variance to allow reduced transparency for a new duplex in a T-4 Sub-District of the Downtown Development District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) requires new structures to have a minimum of 20% transparency measured on each floor in a T-4 Sub-District of the Downtown Development District.
Case: Agenda #06 Case #6726 BOA-003600-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Rashawn Figures
Location: 408 Adams Street
Applicant/Agent: Rashawn Figures
Council District: District 2
Proposal: Transparency Variance to allow reduced transparency for a new duplex in a T-4 Sub-District of the Downtown Development District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) requires new structures to have a minimum of 20% transparency measured on each floor in a T-4 Sub-District of the Downtown Development District.
Case: Agenda #05 Case #6725 BOA-003591-2025
Case Type: Public Hearings
Stratas Properties
Location: 1552 Duval Street
Applicant/Agent: Stratas Properties
Council District: District 2
Proposal: Administrative Appeal of the denial of legal non-conforming status to resume B-3 commercial operations in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Urban District; the applicant contends that the site should retain legal non-conforming status.
Case: Agenda #04 Case #6724/5789/4880/4821/4373/4372/4101/4066 BOA-003578-2025
Case Type: Public Hearings
Wrico Signs (Hayden Oliver, Agent)
Location: 3025 Government Boulevard
Applicant/Agent: Wrico Signs (Hayden Oliver, Agent)
Council District: District 3
Proposal: Sign Variance to amend a previously approved variance to allow three (3) wall signs and two (2) freestanding signs for a single business site in a B-3, Community Business Suburban District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) limits single business sites to a total of three (3) signs with no more than one (1) freestanding sign in a B-3, Community Business Suburban District.
Case: Agenda #03 Case #6690 BOA-003404-2025
Case Type: Extensions
RGH (Stephen Howle, Agent)
Location: Southeast corner of St. Louis Street and North Claiborne Street
Applicant/Agent: RGH (Stephen Howle, Agent)
Council District: District 2
Proposal: Signage and Frontage Type Variances to allow two (2) upper building signs and a non-compliant frontage type in a T-5.1 sub-district in the Downtown Development District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) limits buildings to one (1) upper building sign and requires one (1) of six (6) frontage types in a T-5.1 sub-district in the Downtown Development District.
Case: Agenda #02 Case #6689 BOA-003403-2025
Case Type: Extensions
RGH (Stephen Howle, Agent)
Location: 401 St. Louis Street
Applicant/Agent: RGH (Stephen Howle, Agent)
Council District: District 2
Proposal: Curb Cut Number, Building Orientation, Signage, Material, and Frontage Type Variances to allow three (3) curb cuts to North Franklin Street, to allow the proposed building to utilize a “B” street as the primary frontage, to allow an address number exceeding one (1) square foot, to allow non-compliant materials for garage doors, and to have non-compliant frontage types in a SD-WH sub-district in the Downtown Development District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) limits developments to one (1) curb cut per street frontage, requires developments to use an “A” street as the primary frontage, limits address numbers to a maximum of one (1) square foot, requires all building materials to be compliant, and requires one (1) of seven (7) frontage types in a SD-WH Sub-District of the Downtown Development District.
Case: Agenda #01 #6717 BOA-003538-2025
Case Type: Holdovers
Porchlight, LLC (Keri Coumanis, Agent)
Location: 503 and 505 Congress Street
Applicant/Agent: Porchlight, LLC (Keri Coumanis, Agent)
Council District: District 2
Proposal: Use Variance to allow a concert and event venue with 100 seats in a T-4 Sub-district of the Downtown Development District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) does not allow a concert and event venue in a T-4 Sub-district of the Downtown Development District.
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