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Meeting Date : September 14th 2026
Case: Agenda #13 #6783/6598/6594/6510 BOA-003857-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Downtown Mobile Alliance (Ellis Foster, Agent)
Location: 263 Dauphin Street
Applicant/Agent: Downtown Mobile Alliance (Ellis Foster, Agent)
Council District: District 2
Proposal: Bulk/Site Variance to allow metal siding as an exterior finish, a non-compliant frontage type with reduced transparency, and security gates in a T-5.2 sub-district of the Downtown Development District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) does not allow metal siding as an exterior finish, requires a Shop Front frontage type at this location, requires a minimum glazed display window area of 50% of the ground floor shop front area (transparency), does not allow security gates to be visible from the street, and does not allow fences in the Shop Front frontage type in a T-5.2 sub-district of the Downtown Development District.
Case: Agenda #12 #6782 BOA-003854-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Geographic Consulting, LLC (Catherine Clark, Agent)
Location: 1600 Michigan Avenue
Applicant/Agent: Geographic Consulting, LLC (Catherine Clark, Agent)
Council District: District 3
Proposal: Setback and Landscape Area Variances to allow construction of new multi-family structures less than 25-feet from front property lines with reduced landscape area in an R-3, Multi-Family Residential Suburban District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) requires all structures to be a minimum of 25-feet from front property lines and full compliance with landscape area requirements in an R-3, Multi-Family Residential Suburban District
Case: Agenda #11 #6781 BOA-003853-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Royal Wilson
Location: 6517 Vanderbilt Drive
Applicant/Agent: Royal Wilson
Council District: District 4
Proposal: Use Variance to allow construction of a new single-family residence in an I-1, Light Industry District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) does not allow new single-family residences in an I-1, Light Industry District.
Case: Agenda #10 #6780 BOA-003848-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
10 Marton Lane, LLC
Location: West side of Marston Lane, 100’± South of Bexley Lane
Applicant/Agent: 10 Marton Lane, LLC
Council District: District 5
Proposal: Site Coverage and Front Yard Setback Variances to allow construction of a new dwelling with more than 35% site coverage, and less than a 25-foot front yard setback in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Suburban District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) limits dwellings to no larger than 35% site coverage, and requires a 25-foot front yard setback in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Suburban District.
Case: Agenda #09 #6779 BOA-003839-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Knight Sign Industries (Tom Winters, Agent)
Location: 3680 Dauphin Street
Applicant/Agent: Knight Sign Industries (Tom Winters, Agent)
Council District: District 5
Proposal: Sign Variance to allow three (3) wall signs and one (1) freestanding sign for a single business site in a B-2, Neighborhood Business Suburban District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) allows a maximum of two (2) wall signs and one (1) freestanding sign for a single business site in a B-2, Neighborhood Business Suburban District.
Case: Agenda #08 #6778/6663 BOA-SE-003821-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Derica Smith
Location: 1501 Spring Hill Avenue
Applicant/Agent: Derica Smith
Council District: District 2
Proposal: Special Exception approval to allow a daycare in a B-1, Buffer Business Urban District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) requires Special Exception approval to allow a daycare in a B-1, Buffer Business Urban District.
Case: Agenda #07 #6777/6655/5604 BOA-003806-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Linda Ellerby
Location: 429 Lincoln Boulevard
Applicant/Agent: Linda Ellerby
Council District: District 7
Proposal: Setback Variance to allow a reduced side street side yard setback for a new dwelling in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Suburban District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) requires a 25-foot setback for side street side yard property lines in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Suburban District.
Case: Agenda #06 #6776 BOA-003802-2026
Case Type: Public Hearings
Brookside Senior Living Community
Location: 2260 Pesnell Court
Applicant/Agent: Brookside Senior Living Community
Council District: District 4
Proposal: Use Variance to allow offices in an R-3, Multi-Family Residential Suburban District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) requires a minimum of a B-1, Buffer Business Suburban District to allow offices.
Case: Agenda #05 #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 #04 #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 #03 #6537/6205 BOA-SE-002598-2023
Case Type: Extensions
McDowell Knight (Stephen Harvey, Agent)
Location: 2600 Burden Lane
Applicant / Agent: McDowell Knight (Stephen Harvey, Agent)
Council District: District 1
Proposal: Special Exception to allow railroad facilities in an I-1, Light Industry District; the Unified Development Code (UDC) requires a Special Exception to allow railroad facilities in an I-1, Light Industry District.
Case: Agenda #02 #6775/4708/2160/676/437 BOA-003810-2026
Case Type: Holdovers
Evan Burdette, Old Shell & Ann, LLC
Location: 1308 Old Shell Road and 109 North Ann Street
Applicant/Agent: Evan Burdette, Old Shell & Ann, LLC
Council District: District 2
Proposal: Lot Size and Side Yard Setback Variances to allow sub-standard size lots with no side yard setback in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Urban District; the Zoning Ordinance requires lots to be a minimum of 6,000 square feet with a minimum five-foot (5’) side yard setback in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Urban District.
Case: Agenda #01 #6770/6439/4819/4342/2484 BOA-003801-2026
Case Type: Holdovers
Byrd Surveying
Location: 1451 Cedar Crescent Drive
Applicant/Agent: Byrd Surveying
Council District: District 3
Proposal: Protection Buffer Variance to amend a previously approved variance in an R-3, Multi-Family Residential District; the Zoning Ordinance requires a protection buffer in an R-3, Multi-Family Residential District.
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