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Huntsville council adopts ordinance to limit multifamily conversion in about 52 neighborhoods
Summary
The Huntsville City Council voted to reclassify multiple parcels from Residence 2A to Residence 2 to prevent by-right conversion of established single-family lots into multifamily developments; the move drew sharp public debate about housing supply and neighborhood protection.
The Huntsville City Council on April 24 approved an ordinance that rezones roughly 52 established single-family neighborhoods from Residence 2A to Residence 2, a change city planners said will remove multifamily uses as a by-right option in those areas.
Why it matters: City officials and neighborhood advocates said the action is meant to protect aging single-family areas from being purchased and redeveloped as dense multifamily projects, while opponents argued the measure restricts housing supply as Huntsville grows.
Planning staff said the rezoning blocks a specific pathway that allows developers to buy multiple adjoining lots and replace them with multi-unit buildings. Thomas Nunez, manager of planning and zoning services, told the council…
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