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The board unanimously approved a height variance for a privacy fence at 6398 Eastwood Glen Place (applicant James Malloy) and later approved a special exception for a truck-driving school at 5185 Lower Tumka Road with traffic-engineering review and limits on operating hours. The board denied several requests, including a proposed mobile home at 6549 Willow Springs Drive and a request to keep a six-foot, street-side/height fence at 6200 Bell Road Court. Other actions included approval to keep six backyard chickens at 6612 Sweet Gum Court and approval of an accessory-structure/addition at 5315 Kevin Court.

Several items drew substantial public comment before votes. The Willow Springs Drive request drew numerous residents who said a mobile home would change neighborhood character and property values; the board voted to deny the special-exception request. Property owners near Bell Road Court raised traffic, drainage and safety concerns and asked the board not to allow the fence to be placed at the road; the board denied that request citing intersection visibility. A proposed place of amusement at 3420 Atlanta Highway (applicants Marquise Moss / Eduardo Brown) generated both support from the local homeowners association and opposition from a neighboring restaurant owner; the board approved the application after debate.

Actions recorded on the agenda (motion text abbreviated):
- James Malloy, 6398 Eastwood Glen Place — motion to approve height variance; motion approved. (Applicant: James Malloy.)
- Marcelino Castillo (represented by Jermaine Castillo), 6549 Willow Springs Drive — motion to deny special exception for mobile home; motion carried (denial). (Mover: Diane Burke; second: Quentin Burke; vote tally not specified in transcript.)
- Betty Nelson, 6200 Bell Road Court — motion to deny height/street-side-yard variance for privacy fence; motion carried (denial). (Mover: board member; vote tally not specified.)
- Jonathan Brooks (CDL/training), 5185 Lower Tumka Road — motion to approve special exception for private truck-driving school, subject to traffic engineering review and operating-hour conditions (weekday and weekend hours added during discussion); motion approved.
- Greg Troche, 4336 Rochester Road North — motion denied; owner ordered to comply with prior 2024 approval (move fence as previously approved).
- Kenneth Womack / Erica Helman, 6612 Sweet Gum Court — motion to approve keeping up to six chickens, no roosters; motion approved.
- Dwayne Hedmundin, 5315 Kevin Court — motion to approve requested addition variances; motion approved.
- Denario (Denario) Santayo, W D Harris Road (flood hazard district) — motion to approve special exception for mobile home, conditioned on siting the unit at least 200 feet from Harris Road; motion approved.
- Justin/Willie Pedaway, 2207 Grande (Grand) Avenue — motion to approve accessory structure without main dwelling was considered but ultimately denied; motion failed.
- Montgomery Church of God, 378 Saint Luke’s Drive — motion to approve special exception for a church was considered; the item was decided against (denied) at the meeting.
- Eduardo Brown / Marquise Moss, 3420 Atlanta Highway — motion to approve special exception for a place of amusement/assembly (lounge/night venue); motion approved following public comment and HOA support.

Several approvals included conditions recorded during discussion (for instance, subject to traffic-engineering review or specific setback distances). The transcript does not provide full roll-call tallies for most votes; where a formal count was not read on the record the minutes show the outcome but not a numerical tally.

The board repeatedly reminded the public that its authority is limited to zoning variances and special exceptions; several commenters raised concerns (traffic, drainage, neighborhood character, and possible commercial uses) that the board said would be addressed through separate code or permitting processes when applicable.

Votes and formal outcomes are summarized above; readers should consult the board’s official minutes for certified vote tallies and any conditions added to approvals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","MONTGOMERY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (April 17, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","The Montgomery City Board of Adjustments met to consider multiple variances and special exceptions, approving some items (including a truck-driving school and a lounge at 3420 Atlanta Highway) and denying others (notably requests for mobile homes and certain fence variances) after public comment and staff input.","taxTitle","Montgomery City, Montgomery County, Alabama","taxId",3930,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269002,"Board denies curbside/height fence request at Bell Road Court, cites traffic and visibility",808,1416650,2224685,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3048361-ac3b59095068c6e2441fa332d2ee01b3&start=1416&end=2224","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3048361-ac3b59095068c6e2441fa332d2ee01b3/thumbnail_1416650.jpg","/articles/6269002/Montgomery-City/Montgomery-County/Alabama/Board-denies-curbsideheight-fence-request-at-Bell-Road-Court-cites-traffic-and-visibility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269002-face93febd1478977c7ec8911cbdbc87/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165877&Signature=Yq3Oq0AzZOLXC4-SxZ~V6Chqo9L9zJeL5fIWqdLnadbZ~Sggh4AMN98~QZtirsvXiRn2ZrMgcjKYXINy1HLguGqCeXaprvzyI5x4r3Y-kJhiXUtwn3-5EP-dq~PbDoUOApYdmnSv602RE~L5BgEShxOsJqEla~Eg2uG0CjbtnaHCE4wPHoMMgKH5hgGFCrZ90hDvIyG7dWhLkxjMwjMNxm23qPGIihN91ZsECQXapICWjJ1gjXU9Ql8o8fiI1vDyZ7Pqeb8YdUpV96JgEHQXfahY92QIx4T52vpq7-zPudAZeIpEPrGcIY8UVRiuxs6rl5yWR5PgazxPvOLF73E7wA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Montgomery City Board of Adjustments denied a request by Betty Nelson for a height variance and a street-side-yard variance for a privacy fence at 6200 Bell Road Court, citing traffic and visibility concerns at the corner and repeated public comments about drainage and emergency access.

Nelson told the board she had obtained clearance from utilities for the fence, said a six-foot portion already existed and described past incidents that motivated the privacy measure. She also said she is in A-1 zoning and planned to garden on the property, which was raised by neighbors but not within the board’s purview for this variance hearing.

Neighbors and representatives from the adjacent Charleston Court/Carolina Court neighborhoods raised multiple concerns at the podium: potential congestion on the subdivision’s single entrance and exit, the loss of sight lines for vehicles and emergency apparatus, drainage and potential conflicts with overhead power lines and tree maintenance. Billy Wilson (speaking on behalf of neighborhood concerns) said the proposed street-side placement could “generate unmanaged traffic causing congestion and safety hazards on our three streets.” Another speaker, the homeowners-association representative, asked that the board require answers before approving any change that would affect emergency access.

Board members noted an earlier approval in 1985 allowed a fence in the area but that the current request sought to place the fence on or very near the property line — effectively closer to the street than the board’s prior 15-foot front setback approval from 2024 for a related property. Staff confirmed an earlier 1985 approval existed for a fence but that the current constructed fence appears to be located on the property line, which triggered the variance request and neighbor complaints.

A board member moved to deny the variance “for several reasons, the most important of which is traffic at the intersection and visibility.” The motion to deny carried; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally.

Nelson told the board she would restore the fence to the previously approved line if required; she also stressed that she had spoken with utility companies and said she would comply with the board’s decision. The board emphasized it was considering only the fence variances and not any alleged or potential commercial uses of the property.

The denial requires Nelson either to move the fence to the previously approved setback or to pursue an appeal or reapplication that addresses the sight-line and traffic concerns.","A request by Betty Nelson for a six- to eight-foot street-side/privacy fence at 6200 Bell Road Court was denied after neighbors raised traffic, emergency-access and drainage concerns; Nelson supplied utility easement clearances but the board concluded changes would impair sight lines at an intersection.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269006,"Board denies Willow Springs mobile-home request after neighbors cite neighborhood character",410,614015,1025000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3048361-ac3b59095068c6e2441fa332d2ee01b3&start=614&end=1025","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3048361-ac3b59095068c6e2441fa332d2ee01b3/thumbnail_614015.jpg","/articles/6269006/Montgomery-City/Montgomery-County/Alabama/Board-denies-Willow-Springs-mobile-home-request-after-neighbors-cite-neighborhood-character","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269006-c6d0cb03924fdaccefb230bdf6227b0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165877&Signature=FSXZTi2yqH3iF3tuobyXZUNCWFPWxdpQVALypNrVyfEEvyHhLWtn6NsgY16cBRGY8jWQokMvl~QO1ItFxrrhQg-05CdZ8aYEvGgEw8RCmWDT17RTAFjkCLHS9avD5RqPeKtUh26MdY5PvinkMmf9CVlPRFidWv1MnOQyutADs73XP9PBPVf8hAPBz-x-Xxk7Zo1vnKQv0UIQiJqqlTx18EnxNK0x63ptPXoORZKXihsBZ3qcfvXm5UwqZg44~OVzXi-i-zJ99Vo6Ty3lhBWoXGNu9VSVvfvWih-SWU5fX4Bg-z9wB89-F8ODinDZ~nSLi7zGZYnUvK6j~Nfi7VdTMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Montgomery City Board of Adjustments voted to deny a special exception to place a mobile home at 6549 Willow Springs Drive after extended public comment from neighbors who said such a unit would be incompatible with their subdivision.

Jermaine Castillo, representing property owner Marcelino Castillo, asked the board to allow a mobile home “behind the tree line” as temporary housing while the family saved to build a permanent house. Castillo said the property includes other homes and some mobile units further down the road and that the family planned to build a house in the front in the future.

Multiple neighbors opposed the request at the podium, citing perceived harm to property values and neighborhood character. One resident told the board, “We have spent our lifelong earnings to afford such a place. . . . Immediately, our value or our houses go to 0 because there's a mobile home there.” Other speakers described the area as composed of large, two-story homes and said allowing a mobile home would set an undesirable precedent.

Board member Diane Burke moved to deny the request “based on the character of the neighborhood,” and Quentin Burke seconded. The motion to deny carried; the transcript indicates the board voted in favor of denial but does not record a roll-call tally on the record.

The board’s decision was grounded on neighborhood character and the evidence presented at the hearing. The applicant and supporters noted the unit was intended as temporary; members of the public raised concerns about precedent and property values. The denial means the applicant may reapply or seek other remedies under city rules, or appeal the decision per the code's procedures.

Speakers included the applicant's representative Jermaine Castillo and multiple residents who identified themselves as homeowners in the Willow Springs area. The board reminded speakers that its authority is limited to zoning relief; other concerns would have to be addressed through code enforcement or separate permitting processes.

No monetary penalties or conditions were recorded at the meeting. The applicant may seek further guidance from Planning staff on alternatives that would meet neighborhood standards.","A special-exception request to place a mobile home at 6549 Willow Springs Drive was denied after multiple residents said the unit would harm neighborhood character and property values; applicant represented by Jermaine Castillo said the unit was intended as temporary housing until a house could be built.","actionData","errors"]

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