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Planning commission rejects rezoning at 1125 19th Street amid parking, compatibility concerns
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission declined a rezoning request to change 1125 19th Street from MR1 to MR2 after commissioners said the proposal failed to resolve front-yard parking and access issues; the petitioner offered landscaping as mitigation but commissioners said physical constraints in the alley and a retaining wall made rear parking impractical.
The Tuscaloosa Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 17 declined a petition (Z24-25) to rezone about 0.18 acres at 1125 19th Street from MR1 to MR2, citing persistent parking and access concerns.
Staff said the property is identified for multifamily residential use and that a duplex is a permitted use but that the existing lot does not meet setback standards under MR1. Tom Sims of Longleaf Engineering, speaking for the owner, told the commission the design team tried to move all required spaces to the rear but encountered a roughly…
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