Zoning Committee minutes — January 28, 2026: multiple rezonings and special-use permits recommended favorably
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The Zoning Committee met January 28, 2026 (Larry M. Dingle Committee Room), chaired by The Honorable Mary Norwood. The committee adopted the agenda and approved prior minutes unanimously, considered a slate of rezoning ordinances and special‑use permit requests, and issued favorable-as-amended recommendations on numerous items (with many forwarded to the next hearing on 2026-02-02 at 1:00 PM). The meeting adjourned at 10:46 AM.
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- Adopted the meeting agenda unanimously.
- Approved prior meeting minutes unanimously.
- Recommended FAVORABLE AS AMENDED [6 TO 0] and forwarded to the next hearing (Next: 2/2/2026 1:00 PM) for Z-25-01 — rezoning to MRC-3/BL for properties at 1215 & 1313 Sylvan Road SW and multiple Cox Avenue parcels.
- Recommended FAVORABLE AS AMENDED [6 TO 0] for multiple special-use and rezoning items, including: U-25-28 (park-for-hire facility at Cleveland Ave / Old Hapeville Rd), U-25-33 (special school larger than 8,000 sq ft at 2295 Benjamin E. Mays Dr SW), U-25-34 (outdoor sales area at 420 Chapel St SW), U-25-36 (outdoor sales area at 1611 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd area), and U-25-39 (outdoor dining at 717 Edgewood Ave SE).
- Referred Z-25-69 (125 Howell Drive; R-4 to R-4A) to committee [UNANIMOUS].
- Motions to amend were adopted on multiple items; typical vote recorded: AYES — Norwood, Bond, Bakhtiari, Worthy, Westmoreland, Collins; Wayne Martin listed as away on several votes.
- There were no walk-in legislative items or requested items; meeting adjourned at 10:46 AM.
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