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Homewood Council holds first hearing on 30,797-sq.-ft. Church; neighbors press for earlier buffer

City of Homewood City Council · January 27, 2026
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The City Council held a public hearing Jan. 26 on an amended development plan for Homewood Community Church, a proposed two-story, 30,797-square-foot building. Neighbors asked the applicant to accelerate a promised vegetative barrier; the council carried the first reading to Feb. 9 for final action.

The Homewood City Council on Jan. 26 opened a public hearing on an amended final development plan to allow construction of a new two-story, 30,797-square-foot building for Homewood Community Church and carried the item to its Feb. 9 meeting for a final vote.

Brian Hatcher of Cadre Engineering described the site plan and access points and said the building would be accessed from Carr Avenue and Green Springs Highway with no direct access from Columbiana Road. Architect Mike O'Kelly said the design places an auditorium at the south end and a two-story classroom wing to the north, with materials expected to be predominantly brick. "We're showing the peak of the…

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