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Welcome to our January 26, 2025 meeting of the City of Tuscaloosa Zoning Board of Adjustments.

Now any written comments sent to the staff or forwarded to the board directly.

At this time, I'd like to introduce the staff.

Hudson Cheshire, Associate City Attorney.

Joshua McKinney, zoning administrator.

Lim O'Leary, planner, and ask that the board members introduce themselves, starting to my left.

Joe Robinson.

Mary Catherine Holt.

Marty Hamner.

Tim Gillum.

Michelle Coley, Chair.

Paul Rollins Jr.

Rodney's rail pill, senior.

Now, virtue by virtue of the state law and city ordinances.

The purpose of the zoning board of adjustment is as follows.

Here's appeals from zoning officer decisions, grant special exceptions to the zoning code in accordance with the term terms as established by the city council.

Accordance with the terms as established by the city council, grants variances from the zoning codes when strict enforcement creates unnecessary hardship.

Circumstances that are not hardships, include those that are self-inflicted, are self-created, inconvenient, and are personal.

Now the zoning board of adjustments does not interpret or enforce subdivision covenants or HOA rules.

Those matters are not relevant areas of inquiry by the board on any petition.

Now there are sign-up sheets that were located outside for the public comment.

Four speakers are allowed to speak in favor of a petition, and four speakers are allowed to speak in opposition of a petition.

All speakers will have a maximum of five minutes unless the board votes to allow longer time.

Now the board will take up items in the order of our final agenda.

The board will initially receive a presentation from the staff as to the details of the agenda item.

Now, after the staff's presentation, I will call upon the petitioner to present their case.

The petitioner will have a maximum of 10 minutes unless the board votes to allow a longer time.

Now at the conclusion of the petitioner's remarks, I will call on any party in order of sign-up who desires to support the petition.

Thereafter, I will call on any party in order of sign-up who wishes to oppose the petition.

Now, when it's your turn for comment, please introduce yourself, stating your name and address to the board to provide your remarks.

Any written comments have been included into the record.

Now, after receiving the remarks of those who oppose the petition, the petitioner will have the opportunity to respond to those objections.

Any rebuttal will be limited to two minutes unless the board votes to allow longer time.

Now, if the petitioner presents any new information in response to the objections, the board will allow those who oppose the petition the opportunity to respond to the new information only.

Now any response will be limited to two minutes unless the board allows for a longer time.

Now during the course of the presentation, you may be interrupted by any member of the board for clarification or additional information.

Now such interruptions will not reduce your allotted time.

Now once the board members are satisfied that they have received all relevant information.

Now after the vote, you are free to leave.

Now the proceedings are video recorded and broadcast live.

All in-person public comments should be made at the podium into the microphone.

Any party aggrieved by any final judgment or decision of such zoning board of adjustments may within 15 days thereafter appeal therefrom to the circuit court by filing with such board a written notice of appeal specifying the judgment or decision from which the appeal is taken.

Now do any members of the board have any conflicts of interest as to the agenda matters?

If so, please state the same for the record.

Okay.

Yes, it has.

Okay.

At this time, let's move forward with our presentation.

All right.

Good afternoon, board.

Starting with our first case of the year, ZBA 0126.

Andrea Renee Box petitions for special exception to allow the short-term rental of a property located at 2816, 14th Street East, zone SFR1, Council District 5.

Here we have an aerial view of the property.

And its zoning.

Here we have a view of that property from the street.

And its parking.

Braden Box will be the primary contact and will be available 24 hours a day during rental periods in case of an emergency.

The petitioner does not have experience with short-term rentals, but has 10 years of experience managing long-term rentals.

House is equipped with cameras, motion detection, window locks, and keypad locks.