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Council reapproves five-story downtown hotel after previous approval lapsed
Summary
The council reapproved a previously approved five-story, 101-room hotel with 92 parking spaces after the prior approval lapsed; staff said the project proposal is unchanged from the earlier approval and will be reviewed by fire for clearance around power lines.
The Tuscaloosa City Council reapproved a proposed five-story hotel downtown after the project's prior approval lapsed due to timing. The developer's proposal calls for a 101-room hotel with a basement and 92 parking spaces on a site described as across from Jim and Nick's and near the former Timerson property.
A city staff presenter summarized the project and said the application is unchanged from the earlier approval. "It's a 5 story hotel. This is that property... Hundred and 1 rooms, 5 story hotel with a basement, 92 parking spaces, the materials, and then, just kinda showing that layout as well as the renderings that they provided," said Speaker 5, a city planning staff member. The presenter noted the site sits under overhead power lines and that the fire department would review any clearance or safety concerns. "That would be something that fire would really look at," Speaker 5 said.
Councilmembers asked whether the site was the same location discussed previously and whether other nearby hotel developments were involved; staff said nothing in the proposal had changed. After a motion and a second, the council approved the reissued approval by voice vote.
The council did not change project specifications during the meeting. Staff indicated the project would proceed under the terms of the previously approved proposal and that any technical reviews (for example fire safety around power lines) would be handled by the relevant departments.
