[{"_1":2,"_103":-5,"_104":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,73,83,93],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":44,"_46":47,"_48":49,"_50":51,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},"mediaId",6294271,"mediaKeyId","2522038-cca645ce931284b061b25df483a69a6e","parentId",2522038,"title","Votes at a glance: Orange Beach council adopts multiple resolutions and routine items","audioSeconds",0,"startMs",484000,"endMs","viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2522038-cca645ce931284b061b25df483a69a6e&start=484&end=484","thumbnailUrl","https://d352y6ypj4mjo3.cloudfront.net/AudioPlaceholder.png","articleUrl","/articles/6294271/Orange-Beach/Baldwin-County/Alabama/Votes-at-a-glance-Orange-Beach-council-adopts-multiple-resolutions-and-routine-items","mediaUrl","author","Orange Beach, AL","date","2025-02-18T00:00:00Z","article","At its meeting the Orange Beach City Council approved a series of resolutions and routine items by voice vote. Most items passed with the procedural motion, \"All in favor? Aye,\" followed by \"Motion carries.\" Below are the key items taken and their outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript.

Why it matters: These resolutions authorize city contracts, purchases and procedural changes that affect operations from public safety equipment to parks and recreation programming. The council passed the items by voice vote with no recorded dissent during the meeting.

Votes at a glance (excerpted items recorded in the meeting transcript):

- Liquor license (Marina Road business): Motion to approve the liquor license; motion carried by voice vote. (Transcript: \"Move to approve the liquor license.\" / \"Motion carries.\")

- Resolution: First amendment to consultant agreement with the Andy Andrews Group to extend an employee training program. Motion adopted by voice vote. (Transcript: \"Resolution authorizing execution's first amendment to the consultant agreement with the Andy Andrews Group to extend an employee training program.\" / \"Motion carries.\")

- Resolution: Support for Baldwin County multimodal connectivity vision. Motion adopted by voice vote. (Transcript: \"Resolution support for Baldwin County multimodal multimodal connectivity vision 20.\" / \"Motion carries.\")

- Resolution: Award bid for a wireless radiography system (nurse wireless radiography system). Motion adopted by voice vote. (Transcript: \"Resolution awarded bid for a nurse wireless radiography system\" / \"Motion carries.\")

- Resolution: Award bid for a vehicle for the police department to Hardy Chevrolet Buick for $55,898. Motion adopted by voice vote. (Transcript: \"Resolution awarding bid for a vehicle for the police department, Hardy Chevrolet Buick, $55,898\" / \"Motion carries.\")

- Resolution: Authorize street professional services and natural-resources consulting and engineering services (Moffitt and Mendel). Motion adopted by voice vote. (Transcript: \"Resolution authorized in the street professional services group. Moffitt and Mendel, natural resources consulting and engineering services.\" / \"Motion carries.\")

- Resolution: Establish fees for the Spec Excellent summer camp program. Motion adopted by voice vote. (Transcript: \"Resolution establishing fees for the spec excellent summer camp program.\" / \"Motion carries.\")

- Resolution: Appoint and reappoint members to the Legislative Review Committee. Motion adopted by voice vote. (Transcript: \"Motion to appoint members and reappointing existing members to the legislative review committee.\" / \"Motion carries.\")

- Proclamation: Arbor Day declared for Feb. 22, 2025 in the City of Orange Beach. Proclamation presented and accepted. (Transcript: \"A proclamation to declare 02/22/2025 as Arbor Day.\" )

Other routine actions recorded in committee of the whole / committee-of-hold included a resolution awarding a bid for Veterans Memorial work, two vehicles for community development, a design services task order with McCullough Architecture ($25,800), and amendments to rental agreements for the Coastal Arts Center and the Orange Beach Event Center at The Wharf; the transcript records those items being listed for committee review and action.

Most of the items above were approved by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting excerpt.

","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","February 18, 2025 (MP3): Council and COW","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved a slate of routine and capital-related resolutions, including consultant agreement amendments, equipment and vehicle purchases, professional services contracts and committee appointments. Most measures passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.","taxTitle","Orange Beach, Baldwin County, Alabama","taxId",71499,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":74,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":75,"_41":76,"_43":77,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":49,"_50":80,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":81,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":82,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},6294275,"Council reviews proposal to remove sidewalk and pedestrian-oriented area requirement from Beach Overlay District",144,1340000,1484000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2522038-cca645ce931284b061b25df483a69a6e&start=1340&end=1484","/articles/6294275/Orange-Beach/Baldwin-County/Alabama/Council-reviews-proposal-to-remove-sidewalk-and-pedestrian-oriented-area-requirement-from-Beach-Overlay-District","Orange Beach planning staff presented a zoning text amendment that would remove the pedestrian-oriented area (POA) and an associated 8-foot sidewalk requirement for new developments in the Beach Overlay District along Highway 182.

Why it matters: The POA and sidewalk language has been in the Overlay District ordinance for about 20 years and was intended to create continuous sidewalks and pedestrian spaces along Highway 182. Staff and the Planning Commission said the requirement produced many short, discontiguous sidewalk segments and the amendment is intended to avoid piecemeal, inconsistent sidewalks in residential and condominium projects.

Staff said the Planning Commission reviewed the amendment and recommended approval by a 7-0 vote. The version presented to the council would remove the POA and sidewalk requirement for residential and condominium projects along the Beach Overlay District; commercial and hotel triggers would be handled separately or remain subject to other standards.

Council discussion included members recounting the intent of the original plan and expressing a desire for a more uniform look along the corridor; staff explained the change was prompted by repeated instances where sidewalks started and stopped and lacked continuity. A council member said they were \"good with taking it out\" after reviewing how the existing requirement had played out in recent development.

The council moved the ordinance forward on first reading; members discussed suspending rules for immediate consideration in some cases. No final second-reading adoption was recorded at this meeting in the transcript excerpt.

Next steps: The ordinance is at the first-reading stage before the council; if the council advances the amendment it will be scheduled for subsequent readings as required by municipal ordinance procedures.

","Planning staff and the Planning Commission recommended removing a 20-foot pedestrian-oriented area and an 8-foot sidewalk requirement for residential developments in the Beach Overlay District. The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend the text amendment; the council opened public comment and moved the ordinance forward on first reading.",{"_33":84,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":85,"_41":86,"_43":87,"_45":88,"_46":89,"_48":49,"_50":90,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":91,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":92,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},6294280,"Council hears public hearing on Coastal Cottage PUD: 136-townhouse proposal on 42 acres asks several zoning deviations",512,772000,1284000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2522038-cca645ce931284b061b25df483a69a6e&start=772&end=1284","/articles/6294280/Orange-Beach/Baldwin-County/Alabama/Council-hears-public-hearing-on-Coastal-Cottage-PUD-136-townhouse-proposal-on-42-acres-asks-several-zoning-deviations","A developer seeking preliminary PUD approval presented plans for a 136-unit townhouse subdivision on about 42 acres west of the Foley Beach Express and north of Brown Lane. Planning staff described the site, the proposed layout and the deviations the applicant seeks from the city's subdivision and zoning regulations.

Why it matters: The proposal would convert the site from general-business zoning to a planned-unit development (PUD) to allow fee-simple townhouse ownership across roughly 25 acres of upland area; the remaining 17 acres are described as primarily wetlands. Approval would change density and housing type along a developing corridor.

Planning staff said the Coastal Cottage PUD application seeks 136 fee-simple townhouse lots (a density the staff summarized as 5.5 units per acre). The master plan shows 26 buildings: 10 four-unit buildings and 16 six-unit buildings. Townhouse end units would be four-bedroom units; interior units would be three-bedroom units. The site plan includes sidewalks, walking trails and stormwater retention areas; staff said the applicant will preserve existing vegetation along some boundaries and preserve wetlands on the south and southwest sides of the property.

Staff reported a parking calculation of 351 spaces (counting garages and driveways) and added six additional visitor spaces at a valet/kiosk area. The application requests several deviations: zero side plot lines for townhouses, reduced separation between some building side walls from the standard 20 feet to 15 feet in about 16 instances, and a reduced right-of-way width from 60 feet to 50 feet in some internal streets.

Planning Commission recommended the PUD request favorably on a 7-0 vote. The council opened the public hearing, accepted staff and the project representative's presentation, asked questions about access from Roscoe Road and Bradford Road and about buffering adjacent agricultural land, and then closed the hearing. No final council vote on PUD approval occurred at this meeting.

What council asked: Members asked for clarification of access points (staff said Roscoe Road to the west and Bradford Road to the north) and about how the agricultural-zoned parcel at the Roscoe-Bradford corner would be treated; staff said that corner area would remain undisturbed and would act as a buffer.

Next steps: If the council moves forward with the PUD approval, the applicant will then need subdivision approval to establish the townhouse lots. The council did not take a final vote on the PUD at this meeting.

","A developer requested preliminary PUD approval to build a 136-unit townhouse subdivision on a 42-acre property west of the Foley Beach Express. Planning staff summarized the plan, parking, and requested deviations from subdivision standards; the council opened and closed the public hearing but did not vote on final approval.",{"_33":94,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":95,"_41":96,"_43":97,"_45":98,"_46":99,"_48":49,"_50":100,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":101,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":102,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},6294285,"Orange Beach council says Prosper Apartments will be removed from proposed deannexation after public outcry, lawsuit filed",813,1883000,2696000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2522038-cca645ce931284b061b25df483a69a6e&start=1883&end=2696","/articles/6294285/Orange-Beach/Baldwin-County/Alabama/Orange-Beach-council-says-Prosper-Apartments-will-be-removed-from-proposed-deannexation-after-public-outcry-lawsuit-filed","The Orange Beach City Council announced the city will amend a proposed resolution on deannexing lands north of the Intracoastal Waterway to remove Prosper Apartments after residents and property representatives raised concerns and an attorney filed a lawsuit.

Why it matters: The resolution under discussion would change municipal boundaries and could affect where residents receive city services and which school system children attend. Council members and staff said they met with the school board and reviewed enrollment data before deciding to exclude Prosper from the proposed deannexation.

At the council meeting, Jamie Jenkins, assistant property manager at Prosper Apartments, told the council she and other on-site staff were responding to a news item and sought clarification for residents. \"Craig Johnson is not an employee nor a representative of the city of Orange Beach in any way, form, or fashion,\" Jenkins said, disputing statements attributed to Craig Johnson in a media post about the deannexation.

An attorney, Chris Anderson, told the council he filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Prosper parent company earlier that day and criticized the way the property was listed in the draft resolution. Anderson said his clients had invested in property and paid taxes and that including Prosper in the deannexation harmed residents' reputations and interests.

Council and staff said they had met jointly with the school board and reviewed enrollment data for the area. City officials said the data presented in that meeting showed 49 students from the affected area were already enrolled in the Orange Beach school system; council members and staff said that figure supported removing Prosper from the draft deannexation resolution.

A city staff member said, \"Pursuant to the mayor's statement, that resolution will be amended to remove the Prosper property.\" The council did not complete a formal roll-call vote on an amended resolution at the meeting; members said the resolution will be returned for formal consideration on a future agenda (the council identified March 11 as the date a vote would occur).

Residents and Prosper staff told the council the draft resolution had caused alarm among tenants who regularly asked whether their homes were inside Orange Beach city limits. Jenkins and others described the complex as an affordable housing option used by families and employees who participate in Orange Beach schools and community programs.

Several speakers criticized the timing and publicity around the draft resolution. Jenkins and others said that after the city and Prosper representatives reviewed school enrollment data and other information, the city agreed to remove Prosper from the proposed deannexation map. Anderson, the attorney, said he had filed the lawsuit in response to the original map and related publicity.

The council did not adopt final deannexation language at the meeting. Staff and the mayor said the resolution will be amended to remove the Prosper property before the council votes in the next meeting.

Looking ahead: The council expects to consider a revised deannexation resolution at its March 11 meeting; any changes to municipal boundaries would require a formal council vote and be subject to further legal and administrative steps.

","Council members and city staff said the city will amend a proposed deannexation resolution to remove Prosper Apartments after residents and the complex's managers demanded clarification and an attorney filed suit. The council did not hold a formal vote on the amended language at the meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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