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Zoning board denies short‑term rental request at 1 The Downs after neighborhood safety concerns
Summary
The Tuscaloosa Zoning Board of Adjustments denied Dorothy Reed’s request for a special exception to operate a short‑term rental at 1 The Downs, citing neighborhood opposition focused on parking, traffic visibility and emergency access.
The City of Tuscaloosa Zoning Board of Adjustments voted to deny a petitioner’s request on July 28 to operate a short‑term rental at 1 The Downs in the historic Downs neighborhood.
The board’s decision followed a staff presentation and public comment in which neighbors raised concerns about limited visibility exiting the neighborhood onto Hargrove Avenue, game‑day traffic, street parking and potential impacts on emergency vehicle access.
Dorothy Reed, the petitioner, described the house as “our home” and said she and her family plan to use it as a base while their…
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