City Council Meeting Recap 2.18.20
Here’s the video from the meeting:
And here are a few of the main items the Birmingham City Council discussed at the February 18th, 2020 meeting:
Item 1 — Withdrawn
A Public Hearing item on a rezoning case in the Echo Highlands Neighborhood in District 1 that would allow for the construction of a new funeral home was withdrawn. The City Council expects the item to appear again in a month, with ample time for a rescheduled public hearing to be advertised.
Some background information on the proposed rezoning:
The Zoning Advisory Committee met at its regularly scheduled meeting on October 15th, 2019 to review the applicant’s rezoning request and voted to Not Recommend approval.
The Planning & Zoning Committee met on October 23rd, 2019 and voted on a 2 month continuance so the applicant could go back to the Neighborhood Association.
The Planning & Zoning Committee met on December 4th, 2019 and voted to recommend approval of the applicant’s request with the following “Q” conditions:
The following uses are not allowed:
a) Communal Living Facility
b) Garage Sale/Yard Sale
c) Private Club
d) Rummage Sale
e) Opioid Replacement Therapy Treatment Facility
f) Animal Boarding Facility
g) Animal Day Care
h) Automobile Parking
i) Automobile Sales
j) Automobile Service
k) Automobile/Light Truck repair
l) Bar
m) Car Wash. Automated
n) Car Wash, Manual
o) Donation Box
p) Donation Center
q) Mini Storage Warehouse
r) Payday Loan
s) Recreation Equipment Sales/Service
t) Title Loan/Pawnshop
u) All Wireless Communication Uses
v) Manufacturing, Specialized
w) Warehouse/Office
x) All Agricultural Uses
y) All Utility Uses
z) Recycling Collection Center
aa) Adult Establishment
bb) Arena
cc) Amusement, Outdoor
dd) Convention Center
ee) Driving Range Free-Standing
ff) Stadium
Watch the video below to see the applicant present his proposed project at the October 23rd, 2019 Planning & Zoning Committee Meeting.
Items 42–47
The Birmingham City Council approved Resolutions to set a public hearing for March 17th, 2020 (during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting) to consider rezoning 6 properties to allow for the development of Northside Park, a mixed-used residential and retail project located in and around the former Carraway Hospital Campus in Druid Hills. The properties considered for rezoning are:
The Carraway Hospital property itself
1547 Walnut Hill Circle
2214 15th Avenue North
2212 15th Avenue North
1500 Walnut Hill Circle
1521 Walnut Hill Circle
Item 48
The Birmingham City Council voted to set a Public Hearing for March 17th to hear feedback on an amendment to the City’s Zoning Ordinance that would allow for parking decks to have ground floor retail, restaurant, or office space in certain districts.
Full Agenda
Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
9:00 a.m. — Park Board Meeting — Maxine Herring Parker Board Room, Legion Field, 400 Graymont Avenue West
10:00 a.m. — A. G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club Ribbon Cutting Ceremony @ the Birmingham Crossplex, 2337 Bessemer Road — Councilor Steven W. Hoyt, District 8
Monday, February 24, 2020
3:30 p.m. — Joint Budget and Finance Committee and Special Called Committee of the Whole Meeting — Conference Rooms “D & E”
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
9:00 a.m. — Pre-Council Meeting — City Council Chambers; 9:30 a.m. — Council Meeting — City Council Chambers
2:00 p.m. — Joint Administration/Education Committee and Special Called Committee of the Whole Meeting — Conference Rooms “D & E”
3:00 p.m. — Joint Economic Development Committee and Special Called Committee of the Whole Meeting — Conference Rooms “D & E”
