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Council reviews three rezoning petitions; one is tabled for outreach
Summary
Council members heard a staff presentation on two coordinated rezonings tied to a McRhykes Ferry Land LLC development and a third petition to rezone a Zach Lawler property from Neighborhood Commercial to General Commercial; because neighbors and at least one councilor had not been fully consulted, the council agreed to delay the Lawler rezoning for a week of outreach.
Tuscaloosa City Council members on Feb. 14 considered three rezoning requests, including two linked rezones for the McRhykes Ferry Land LLC development on New Watermelon Road and a separate petition to change a property owned by Zach Lawler from Neighborhood Commercial to General Commercial.
Planning staff described the first two petitions as a coordinated site-plan-driven swap: the applicants redesigned the development so that a single gas station will remain, an apartment building will be contained within a multi-family residential (MFR) zone and office/retail uses will be placed…
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