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Board approves variance to build on narrow lot at 1220 Fourteenth Street

2777437 · March 26, 2025
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The ZBA approved a variance allowing a single‑family house with reduced side setbacks on a 2,400‑square‑foot lot at 1220 Fourteenth Street after staff and the applicant explained the lot’s small size and surrounding nonconformities.

The Tuscaloosa Zoning Board of Adjustments approved a variance Thursday enabling construction of a single‑family residence at 1220 Fourteenth Street in the university area, where narrow, nonconforming lots are common.

Staff said the lot is roughly 2,400 square feet and that the proposed house would be about 960 square feet. The petitioner proposed a plan that produces 38% ground coverage, 3% above the zoning district’s…

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