Zoning Board of Adjustment

Originally the "Board of Adjustment," the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) was formed in 1959 to hear and decide requests for special exceptions, authorize any variances from the Zoning Ordinance, and to hear and decide appeals where there is believed to be an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the zoning officer.

The ZBA normally holds a hearing on the fourth Monday of every month.

Hearings are held in the City Council Chamber on the second floor of City Hall beginning at 5 p.m. A pre-meeting will take place typically 30 minutes before the meeting begins.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) by virtue of State Law and City of Tuscaloosa Ordinance does not have the jurisdiction or authority to consider, interpret and/or enforce any term or condition of subdivision covenants and/or Home Owners Association (HOA) rules or regulations. These matters are therefore not relevant areas of inquiry by the Board on any petition.  Such covenants or regulations are between the private parties involved and not the ZBA. That having been said, any decision made by the ZBA on any  particular case does not necessarily preclude the enforcement of such subdivision covenants and/or HOA rules or regulations by other lawful means.