Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits
Urban Design and Right of Way Services’ Section
| The Urban Design & Right of Way Services’ Section of the Department of Planning, Engineering & Permits provides the primary urban design function for the City of Birmingham. Its principal goal is to make Birmingham a more livable place through people-oriented design, which is accomplished through the core functions of historic preservation, placemaking, urban design policy development and innovation, design review, landscape architecture, right of way negotiation, and education. The section is composed of three primary areas that affect the City’s built environment and public space: Historic Preservation, Commercial Revitalization, and Right of Way Services. |  |
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The section performs a variety of tasks for the City of Birmingham. Those tasks include administration of the City’s 43 Historic Districts and 26 Commercial Revitalization Districts. For those districts, the Urban Design staff reviews plans for compliance with the established design guidelines, landscape regulations, and ordinance requirements; reviews, updates, and maintains design standards for the city; advises the public on proposed development projects; oversees regulatory and advisory committees, namely the Design Review Committee, the Birmingham Historical Commission, and five Local Historic Advisory Committees; and reviews projects for right-of-way use compliance and agreements related to bus shelters, neighborhood signs, streetscape improvements, utility easements, cell tower leases, and stormwater projects, among others. The right-of-way staff also provides support, as needed, for annexations, condemnation projects, and legal descriptions. In general, the Urban Design Section supports the City’s physical and economic growth and revitalization through a variety of urban design, historic preservation, landscape architecture, land acquisition, and city planning functions that work together to strengthen the city’s physical infrastructure, historical significance, quality of life, and sense of place for the citizens of Birmingham. |
| Urban Design and Right of Way Services’ Leadership: | |
 Karla Calvert, Esq. Urban Design Administrator Karla.Calvert@birminghamal.gov 205-254-2719 |
 Tracey Hayes, Esq., CFM Deputy Director Tracey.Hayes@birminghamal.gov 205-254-2544 |
 Hannah Garmon Historic Preservation Manager Hannah.Garmon@birminghamal.gov 205-254-2424 |
 Lauren Havard, PLSA, ASLA Landscape Architect Lauren.Havard@birminghamal.gov 205-297-8160 |
 Al Jackson Chief Land Acquisition Agent Albert.Jackson@birminghamal.gov 205-254-2357 |
| Additional Staff | ||
 Charles Bradley Urban Designer Charles.Bradley@birminghamal.gov 205-254-2493 |
 Johnny Mickles Land Acquisition Agent Johnny.Mickles@birminghamal.gov 205-297-8160 |
 Abraham Odrezin Senior Urban Designer Abraham.Odrezin@birminghamal.gov 205-254-2357 |
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