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Help citizens and get
to help my brothers and.
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All right.
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Welcome to the Zoning
Board of adjustment.
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Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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We will start with a
roll call Mr. harbor.
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Here Here Mr. Brown.
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Here Mr. Bianca present.
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We have a quorum.
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All right.
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Thank you very much.
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And has everyone
had an opportunity
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to review the minutes from
our meeting on August 6.
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Yes, sir.
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Any questions, concerns, or
changes to the minutes as
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presented.
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All right.
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Then I will entertain a
motion to approve the minutes.
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So moved.
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Second can I get a
roll call Mr. harbor.
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Aye Mr. Dean.
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Dean Cushman.
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Yeah sorry.
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Yes OK Mr. Brown.
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Yeah Mr. Bianca, abstain.
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And minutes are approved.
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So just a little bit
of housekeeping here.
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This board is composed of five
persons with two supernumeraries
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as empowered by the
Alabama State legislature,
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but appointed by
the city council
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and charged with hearing
petitions for relief
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from a literal and strict
application of the zoning code.
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Cases are heard in the order
in which they are filed.
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Motions are made
in the positive,
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and each case requires
a positive vote
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of at least four members.
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A simple majority will
not approve an action.
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The burden of proof for
variances and special exceptions
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rests with the petitioner.
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Any party aggrieved by
any decision of the board
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may, within 15 days, file
a written notice of Appeal
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to the Circuit Court.
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Before we get started, I just
want to say one other thing.
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We have gotten a little bit of
feedback when we are speaking.
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If we can just make sure
that we speak into the mic.
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So it's being captured both
for note taker and for those
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that are watching online.
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All right.
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That brings us to our first
and only case of the night.
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Case number c2026-0058122
Madison Boulevard.
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Bradley arant boult Cummings
LLP is requesting a special
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exception to allow for an
assembly use in the r-4
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multifamily district,
as authorized in section
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6 4-1 of the zoning ordinance.
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This request is in accordance
with zone with Section 11
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eight of the zoning ordinance.
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If you are here to present the
case, please approach the mic
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and give us your name and
address for the record.
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Certainly my name is Ben Hutton.
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I'm an attorney with
the law firm of Bradley
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arant boult Cummings,
200 Clinton Avenue
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West, Huntsville, Alabama.
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We are seeking a seeking
a special exception
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for ST Michaels.
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I think you've got the
staff report before you.
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And I really don't
have a whole lot
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to add other than we
can happy to answer
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any questions that you guys
have in connection with that.
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Did anyone have any questions.
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No I think we were curious
that we were talking.
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How long has this project
been under construction.
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I'm just curious.
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It feels like it's
been a very long time.
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It has been a while in
fits and starts perhaps,
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but 10 years, 10 years.
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I was right.
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I said a decade.
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OK, maybe not continuous.
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Yes yeah.
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OK well then if there
are no questions, I will.
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Well, first of all, is there
anyone else here to speak
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to this case for or against.
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Have we received any
written or telephone
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correspondence regarding this
case, sir No, we have not.
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OK, well, since there is
no additional information,
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I will entertain a motion.
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I'd like to make a
motion to move to approve
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the special exception
request for assembly
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use church per section 6 4
one of the zoning ordinance.
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Second I have a
motion and a second.
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Can I get a roll call
vote, please Mr. Barber,
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a Mr. Brown, a Mr.
Bianca I. Motion carries.
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Motion carries.
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Thank you all so much.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Do we have any
other business that
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needs to be discussed tonight.
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Yes do you want to do it.
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No you go ahead.
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So planning staff will be
at a planning conference
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September 29 through October 1.
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And October 1 is the next
zoning board meeting.
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So we are going
to see if you all
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are available to move it to
the next Thursday, October 8.
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The applicant has already said
that they're fine with that.
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So you don't have
to decide tonight,
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but just let us know by email.
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That's it.
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All right.
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Thank you.
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All right.
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If there is no other business,
I will move that we adjourn.
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All right.
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Thank you.
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Scott thank you.
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Good night.