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Council approves Northeast rezoning after assurances conservation easements will be recorded
Summary
The Birmingham City Council adopted a rezoning ordinance for the Northeast framework area after planning staff said the Water Works Board and the Attorney General's office have agreed to record conservation easements within 30–45 days; residents and watershed groups urged permanent protections.
The Birmingham City Council voted to adopt an ordinance changing zoning district boundaries across the Northeast framework plan area, a measure planners said will reinforce protections for land around the Cahaba watershed.
Planning staff told the council they had received a letter from the Water Works Board and the state Attorney General's office indicating the agencies are in communication and that "they'll be able to do that within the next 30 to 45 days," meaning conservation easements on affected parcels would be recorded, staff said. Planning staff argued the zoning change, paired with recorded easements, would…
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