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Council hears rezoning request to allow duplexes on 5.5 acres near Sanders Ferry
Summary
City staff presented a request to rezone about 5.5 acres from SFR-2 to SFR-4 to permit duplexes; planning commission recommended approval and a petition of nine signatures was submitted but no residents spoke in opposition.
Zach, a city planning staff member, told the Tuscaloosa City Council on April 15 that an applicant is seeking to rezone roughly 5.5 acres near the Sanders Ferry intersection with 30 First from SFR-2 to SFR-4 to allow duplex construction.
The request, Zach said, is intended to permit duplexes on a currently vacant parcel. Plans submitted by the applicant, identified in the meeting as Mr. Taylor, show two attached units of about 1,600 square feet each with three bedrooms. Zach said the rezoning conforms with the city's framework land-use designation of suburban residential and that the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval.
Zach told the council staff had mailed notices to adjacent property owners within 500 feet and that the city received a petition signed by nine people, but no one from that petition identified their addresses or appeared to speak in opposition. Zach said Mr. Taylor lives out of state and emailed staff that he intended to attend the meeting but had missed a flight and was expected to arrive later.
Councilmember Wilson was absent and noted in the meeting summary that he is ill; Zach said he believed Wilson had been consulted about the application.
City staff listed a May 13, 2025, public hearing date on the agenda materials for consideration of zoning amendments, including the item related to this area.
No formal vote on the rezoning was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
Why it matters: rezoning from SFR-2 to SFR-4 would change permitted housing types on the parcel and allow duplexes where only detached single-family homes were previously allowed, which can affect neighborhood density and housing availability.
What’s next: the rezoning is listed on upcoming materials with a public hearing date in mid-May; council action would follow the hearing and any public comment.
