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Council approves rezoning for Lawson State campus expansion near Winona Elementary site

Birmingham City Council · May 10, 2026
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Summary

The council approved zoning case ZAC2015-8 to rezone parcels adjacent to Lawson State Community College from R3 (single-family) to B6 (health & institutional) to allow campus expansion, after a staff presentation and a three‑minute applicant presentation outlining a planned $10 million student center and reuse of the Winona Elementary site.

The Birmingham City Council voted to approve zoning case ZAC2015-8, clearing the way for Lawson State Community College to expand its campus.

Tim Gambrell, the city's zoning administrator, told the council the case would rezone 12 parcels from R3 single-family to B6 health and institutional to accommodate planned office and institutional uses and that neighborhood associations and…

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