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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Birmingham public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Rezoning for Redeemer Community Church campus
A public hearing is being set for November 24 on rezoning 800 Montclair Road from QMU-H to QC-2 to allow a new church campus.
Two rezonings on second reading
One rezoning would legalize a duplex conversion in a single-family area at 5900 Avenue M; the other would allow a mixed residential-and-hotel building at 1240 22nd Street South. Neighbors of both sites could weigh in at public hearings.
5900 Avenue M rezoning (ZAC2026-08003)
RRR Investment Group wants to rezone land at 5900 Avenue M from single-family to qualified medium-density residential. The public hearing is August 25 — residents can weigh in then.
Sayreton Drive rezone for convenience store with drive-through
A proposed rezoning would let the owner build a convenience store with a drive-through at 101 Sayreton Drive North.
Rezoning of 3849 Clairmont Avenue for boutique antique store
Jeff & Amy Smith want to rezone 3849 Clairmont Avenue from R-6 to mixed-use low to open a boutique antique store. The Zoning Advisory Committee didn't recommend it, but the Council set a June 2 public hearing so residents can weigh in.
BJCTA compressed natural gas fueling site rezoning
The bus authority needs a natural gas fueling station for its fleet, and that required rezoning land on Forestdale Boulevard from commercial to light manufacturing. The council approved it, moving the transit agency closer to cleaner-fuel operations.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car on Gadsden Highway
A rezoning from mixed-use medium to qualified general commercial would let Enterprise Rent-A-Car operate at 220 & 236 Gadsden Highway in the Roebuck area.
Motorcycle training facility zoning
A second-reading ordinance would strip Q-Conditions from a past rezoning so a motorcycle training facility can open near 31st/32nd Avenues North. Neighbors had a chance to be heard at the public hearing stage.