Real Estate
Homewood Votes Down Plans For Residential Development
A proposal for new homes in an area of Homewood was rejected this week by the city's planning commission.
HOMEWOOD, AL - A proposal for new homes in Homewood's Edgewood neighborhood has been rejected by the Homewood Planning Commission.
A report by the Birmingham Business Journal said the commission voted unanimously to reject the proposal for Edgewood Manor, a 12-home development on two acres, between 800-808 Saulter Road and 809 Carr Ave.
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The BBJ report said Homewood residents opposed the project due to its potential size and density, as well as the license to avoid some of the restrictions of the NPD ordinances the rezoning would allow. Even after the proposal was downsized, the commission still rejected the plan.
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