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Board denies variances for attached carports on two Fourth Street lots
Summary
Two petitions to allow attached carports within 5 feet of side property lines at 3016 and 3020 Fourth Street East were denied after the board concluded the applicants failed to demonstrate the variance hardship criteria now that the code change is not yet effective.
The Tuscaloosa Zoning Board of Adjustment on Oct. 27 denied two variance petitions from Leah Alexander that would have allowed attached carports to be located within 5 feet of side property lines at 3016 and 3020 Fourth Street East.
Planning director Zach Ponds told the board a forthcoming code update would restore a 5‑foot allowance for attached carports in the SFR‑1 district, but the change had not yet taken effect. "Part of those updates includes the 5 foot…
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