proposed Downtown District zoning
Notice is hereby given that the Homewood Planning Commission and the City Council will consider a
proposed modified amendment to the Homewood Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map to provide for a new zoning
district entitled “Downtown District” which would regulate and ensure that development projects in downtown
Homewood implement the Heart of Homewood Downtown Master Plan to promote walkable, compact, downtown
development.
The Planning Commission Public Hearing will be held on February 4, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers at Homewood City Hall located at 2850 19th Street South, Homewood, Alabama. After the
close of the public hearing, the Planning Commission will issue a report of its recommendation to the City Council.
The City Council has the exclusive authority to approve the proposed Downtown District ordinance and Zoning Map.
The City Council Public Hearing will be held on March 9, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers
at Homewood City Hall located at 2850 19th Street South, Homewood, Alabama to consider the final report and
recommendation from the Planning Commission and the possible approval of the Downtown District ordinance and
the Zoning Map.
The Downtown District would provide three intensity zones, which would vary in land use, scale and size of
buildings and regulate other factors according to the map and text of the proposed new Downtown District. The
proposed Downtown District Zoning Map is attached as Exhibit A. The attached Zoning Map identifies the property
whose zoning classification would be changed to the new Downtown District if the Downtown District and Zoning
Map is approved by the City Council after a public hearing.
The new Downtown District ordinance and Zoning Map would change the zoning classification of the
property listed in Exhibit B from its current zoning classification to the new Downtown District-Low Intensity
District (LI), change the zoning classification of the properties listed in Exhibit “C” from its current zoning
classification to the new Downtown District-Medium Intensity District (MI), and change the zoning classification
of the properties listed in Exhibit “D” from its current zoning classification to the new Downtown District-High
Intensity District (HI).
proposed modified amendment to the Homewood Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map to provide for a new zoning
district entitled “Downtown District” which would regulate and ensure that development projects in downtown
Homewood implement the Heart of Homewood Downtown Master Plan to promote walkable, compact, downtown
development.
The Planning Commission Public Hearing will be held on February 4, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers at Homewood City Hall located at 2850 19th Street South, Homewood, Alabama. After the
close of the public hearing, the Planning Commission will issue a report of its recommendation to the City Council.
The City Council has the exclusive authority to approve the proposed Downtown District ordinance and Zoning Map.
The City Council Public Hearing will be held on March 9, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers
at Homewood City Hall located at 2850 19th Street South, Homewood, Alabama to consider the final report and
recommendation from the Planning Commission and the possible approval of the Downtown District ordinance and
the Zoning Map.
The Downtown District would provide three intensity zones, which would vary in land use, scale and size of
buildings and regulate other factors according to the map and text of the proposed new Downtown District. The
proposed Downtown District Zoning Map is attached as Exhibit A. The attached Zoning Map identifies the property
whose zoning classification would be changed to the new Downtown District if the Downtown District and Zoning
Map is approved by the City Council after a public hearing.
The new Downtown District ordinance and Zoning Map would change the zoning classification of the
property listed in Exhibit B from its current zoning classification to the new Downtown District-Low Intensity
District (LI), change the zoning classification of the properties listed in Exhibit “C” from its current zoning
classification to the new Downtown District-Medium Intensity District (MI), and change the zoning classification
of the properties listed in Exhibit “D” from its current zoning classification to the new Downtown District-High
Intensity District (HI).
April 2019 - The Homewood Downtown Code draft one was released to the public for critique. During the week of April 23-25, 2019, the consultant team presented the draft code, collected community edits, and answered questions about how the code will operate. The team met with members of the Homewood community, downtown property owners, developers, builders, architects, the Chamber of Commerce, City Council, Planning Commission, and city staff for extensive working sessions.
January 2019 - The process has begun to update the zoning and signage code for the downtown area, in accordance with the Downtown Homewood Master Plan recommendations. View the recommendations report below, and related Homewood Star articles.
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