Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting 11.10.26

The Birmingham City Council Planning and Zoning Committee met on November 11, 2026, to consider zoning cases and board appointments. No competitive procurements, contract awards, or municipal purchasing approvals were identified. The committee advanced a rezoning request for a 1.27-acre portion of Elwood Cemetery at 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to allow a roughly 6,500-square-foot funeral facility; the motion passed. It also approved advancing a rezoning request for DC BLOX’s North Titusville data center expansion from C2 to I1, with the motion moving to the full council. The applicant said the expansion is expected to add about 20 jobs and that DC BLOX would pay for a planned Alabama Power substation; no project or substation cost was stated.

The committee delayed a vote on a Highland Park mixed-use redevelopment rezoning until after the Design Review Committee considers demolition requests for the existing historic buildings, expected the following week; the delay motion passed. For the Bare Hands Gallery community arts center in Woodlawn, the discussion covered its renovation and capital campaign: the organization reported raising about $500,000 toward a $1.2 million goal and mentioned state funding without specifying the award amount. After a committee member disclosed a conflict of interest, the committee reconsidered the vote; the transcript ends before the new vote’s result is recorded. The committee also recommended reappointing a construction representative to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. No specific contracts or bid approvals were discussed.