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Andrew Hodges of Roe Engineering told the commission there were no additional comments beyond the staff report, and that the applicant had extended the due‑diligence period and intends to move forward with the one‑lot subdivision and eventual development. The commission approved the extension by voice vote during the deliberation session; one commissioner recused from the item as noted in the record.
The extension preserves the applicant’s approval timeline while the due‑diligence period is active; staff will maintain the file and advise the applicant on next permitting steps.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Mobile Planning Commission Meeting July 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission extended a prior approval for a one‑lot subdivision covering four Moffett Road parcels; the applicant reported the due‑diligence period was extended and that development will proceed.","taxTitle","Mobile City, Mobile County, Alabama","taxId",3866,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6165256,"Commission approves 1‑lot subdivision at 7210 Fourteenth Street with radius waiver",1022,264000,1286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5425697-1ba7f615a89e9f5d1197e5469ed853df&start=264&end=1286","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5425697-1ba7f615a89e9f5d1197e5469ed853df/thumbnail_264000.jpg","/articles/6165256/Mobile-City/Mobile-County/Alabama/Commission-approves-1lot-subdivision-at-7210-Fourteenth-Street-with-radius-waiver","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6165256-837a978998c3710e4a7aff25f783776a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770506544&Signature=eAv0XmPBLgQq1x~iV8CUPAH8ULstxMLw7y~8CnVL0qPr-l3R1NzN-uzPBNFtMzK7Uv0eUSp6y5JI2nArExomeJaS~taORA~fKtLsNSyZFEK2qribMlNgQy2dgAHxPdy3iJj43x6I54RmEeUipjUL7TS1BiAspKzD8Wj8wh4myT~XeeZv2onxqToVLAWX000EPgC-K2GB81MZnyyanIgB5ZsjiNfH2oGJXHm7LwPbd1JEDLSeMHQoIear57h4Iokad2Nx-wK1CTzAGHQzJ4zWJ3geB5KNExe14svXtLH3oN0YDc1A2P7d4E4xCwE592H0ZY3VtouNQghuQZXUmYqF8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission on July 17 approved a one‑lot subdivision at 7210 Fourteenth Street that consolidates nine lots of record and includes a requested waiver related to Lincoln Boulevard.
Jerry Byrd of Byrd Surveying spoke for the owner and said the property fronts Fourteenth Street, which has a 30‑foot right‑of‑way and is paved; Lincoln Boulevard to the north remains unimproved and ends as a dirt road about 100 feet from Fourteenth Street. Byrd asked the commission to waive the required 10‑foot widening strip and to waive a 25‑foot corner radius at the northwest corner of Fourteenth Street and Lincoln Boulevard, saying Lincoln Boulevard is unlikely to be extended beyond the property and that extending it would be costly.
Engineering staff asked whether the applicant would accept a 15‑foot radius; the applicant said he preferred to eliminate the corner radius entirely. Engineering staff indicated no objection to removing the 15‑foot radius requirement. The commission then moved to approve staff recommendations and specifically waived condition number 7 as written in the staff report. The motion passed by voice vote.
The approval allows the applicant to record a plat combining the nine lots, subject to any remaining technical conditions in the staff report.","A proposed one‑lot subdivision at 7210 Fourteenth Street that combines nine lots was approved after the commission and engineering staff agreed to waive certain corner radius and widening requirements for Lincoln Boulevard.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6165261,"Commission approves sidewalk waiver for proposed Monk Avenue boat and RV storage",603,807000,1410000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5425697-1ba7f615a89e9f5d1197e5469ed853df&start=807&end=1410","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5425697-1ba7f615a89e9f5d1197e5469ed853df/thumbnail_807000.jpg","/articles/6165261/Mobile-City/Mobile-County/Alabama/Commission-approves-sidewalk-waiver-for-proposed-Monk-Avenue-boat-and-RV-storage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6165261-053e909256d66a415ef732bb497a457d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770506544&Signature=k5gjlsTMjADakfpv9LZZddE6tNaquk3ihazDeIwKrp3TDXB99Y3BTIRI-nixbQQln8O2576llefAVxujc7cCPasdJdfgIkMJhH0JxJ--UcHHQSTtW-7TRU8KbJyTeXOIYNRosJ4VEoSyKHwyV8tgBvmGkACcdwLmYawYHdtgfSk7x-TP516n4hgOJdrjHgH1Ne8E9AN~VT69bi6cGfUeXOIZsYtudgttmsDg9zAmiE42NDTBy39JzLltRYvje2tizPRAHA6J0nUkPIzz9OHUK7fiIdImf8rdeSlBF0a~P2WY3vZZTBJkSQj3~WbYzJUFJE7pNiEX5fFdIn6L1urS6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission on July 17 approved a waiver of sidewalk construction for a proposed boat and RV storage facility at 7735 Monk Avenue.
Vince Lacoste of Bethel Engineering, representing property owner Jeff Frame, told the commission the project is primarily outdoor storage with a five‑bay building that has roll‑up doors and no office or on‑site staff. Lacoste said the site sits on a narrow, 40‑foot right‑of‑way with a steep slope beyond the sidewalk alignment; requiring a sidewalk would trigger a code requirement to connect the sidewalk to the building, which would force ramps, landings and handrails to reach a building with no office and no pedestrian destination. He said the area has been underdeveloped and used as a homeless encampment and that the owner intends to improve the property.
Engineering staff noted a sidewalk could physically fit but that the slope and narrow right‑of‑way drive the hardship. Commissioners approved the staff recommendation to grant the sidewalk waiver.
The waiver allows the project to proceed without constructing a sidewalk along the Monk Avenue frontage; the project will remain subject to any other conditions in the staff report and applicable code requirements.","The commission approved a request to waive sidewalk construction at 7735 Monk Avenue for a proposed boat and RV storage facility, citing steep slope and limited right‑of‑way that would force impractical sidewalk connections to a building with no office space.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6165266,"Developer seeks two homes for essential workers on Autumn Ridge; setback variance needed",256,517000,773000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5425697-1ba7f615a89e9f5d1197e5469ed853df&start=517&end=773","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5425697-1ba7f615a89e9f5d1197e5469ed853df/thumbnail_517000.jpg","/articles/6165266/Mobile-City/Mobile-County/Alabama/Developer-seeks-two-homes-for-essential-workers-on-Autumn-Ridge-setback-variance-needed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6165266-56651aa3d4a6388554f4f6767f580ee1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770506544&Signature=TWVf7x8CHZ80cbaRpffNHH6r9C8JwtcNbhrKc0C02KmBMKTuPyt-ccZGLTCBchbP83dwA5miZZGtPXzarg6Dwx0z8lB2hxzLHKoPXH~nBUMM0xR~ffhrlufQHKAhKwJU5fN2n1AfXksP8cbtbnxlxySkqMasbrrcnjqAb15~MWV7kwzmf7e~P2pwpTWkhQRN1g6Y1kEF-4bV6uNPhUUSknBaAwF-3lwYv-qBwYPRVEZ6OTKYrE14ipSriqFAN4XJ2I9hfOdFC-u9tq9miyn4iPPZqf-inMknL~qGerhWErIoaqAdlmg~whNkdnzQVMdZS~RIeXbIlJsTxVgzzyAldA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission on July 17 considered a proposal to subdivide a property at 6704 Autumn Ridge Drive into two lots to permit construction of two single‑family homes intended for essential workers.
Michelle Figures of Figures Construction and Development said the parcel had previously contained a privately owned pool and pool house that the city acquired and demolished after a council declaration that the site was a public nuisance. Her firm bought the cleared parcel and built a first house intended to blend with the neighborhood under an affordable‑housing approach; the current proposal would add two more homes intended for \"a teacher firefighter or police officer,\" she said.
Commissioners and staff discussed a deviation from the Unified Development Code’s minimum lot square‑footage and corner‑lot setbacks. Staff clarified that dimensional standards such as setbacks are part of the UDC and not the subdivision regulations; to reduce a required setback the applicant must pursue a variance through the Board of Zoning Adjustment. A commissioner asked whether the commission could modify plat language or otherwise facilitate the variance; staff said the commission could add a condition that the city will not sign the final plat until any required variance is approved.
On that basis the commission approved the subdivision subject to staff recommendations, amending the approval language to note that final plat approval will be withheld until any required variance or approval process is complete. No final plat signature or building permits will be issued until the variance process is resolved as required by staff and the UDC.","A developer told the Planning Commission it plans two homes for teachers, firefighters or police officers on Autumn Ridge Drive; the commission discussed front‑setback variances and routing the variance to the Board of Zoning Adjustment.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6165271,"Mayfield planning commission holds short‑term rental request over, debate surfaces on enforcement and long‑term permits",488,962000,1450000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5425697-1ba7f615a89e9f5d1197e5469ed853df&start=962&end=1450","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5425697-1ba7f615a89e9f5d1197e5469ed853df/thumbnail_962000.jpg","/articles/6165271/Mobile-City/Mobile-County/Alabama/Mayfield-planning-commission-holds-shortterm-rental-request-over-debate-surfaces-on-enforcement-and-longterm-permits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6165271-103c5d430d17b03bf6a5a475c6e424b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770506544&Signature=nuizajNtd8vS1R37LI-pXSxgGpuhX9ax6ER17YpjVQ7FdNEAi8GPu41GX~hTH9MfJSL-7AaWzTV-u~LnSLIIjnjkPVGzrDfJKoOPPUiiAv8V5Ja~kTi7samd~I5Eh8VuGeMLeklutLGJh1NXji22ZjnGKZl2W8g1zMR8HkGGELJfFYPZNQOE0hcxhDIofC8U-o5y~ZpyzyoufpW7XUwB-dg5mfHvbQ2AykRILexooha6BinziefwIIAzatqZbjQNlX83phRTZmYBdfcxknhII-R2qenT8ZXEidl373u-kRg7Y6XaaqxmpiA9wbakbVDj~Fey7l0sRZQqUDe4y3X5pQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mayfield Planning Commission on July 17 voted to hold over a conditional‑use permit application for a short‑term rental at 2316 Hillwood Drive West to the commission’s Aug. 21 meeting.
The applicant, Ryan Kozlowski of R and P Investing, told the commission he was \"requesting a conditional use permit to rent the single family residence at that location on a short term basis,\" and said the unit has operated as a short‑term rental for some time. Planning staff recommended holding the item to allow the applicant to supply documentation referenced in the staff report, including a revised site plan showing parking and photographs documenting screening for refuse.
The holdover followed extensive discussion about how the Unified Development Code’s screening and refuse requirements apply to short‑term rentals across the city and whether the commission has discretion to limit permits. Commissioners raised concerns about the lack of uniform policy and the potential cumulative impact of many short‑term rentals. One commissioner asked whether the commission could limit approvals to a single owner or to a time‑limited term; planning staff replied that a conditional‑use permit \"runs in perpetuity with the property\" under the current code and that any limitations of that nature would require changes at the council or code level. Staff also said that, if the commission adopts the findings of fact and conditions of approval, and the applicant submits the missing materials afterward, \"yeah, it can be approved.\"
Members and the applicant also described inconsistent past enforcement. The applicant said he had contacted the city before buying the property and was told the short‑term rental rules were not being enforced; he also said he had been paying the city’s excise tax and had not previously obtained a business license. Planning staff said business licensing triggers the review process and that enforcement typically begins after a complaint or when a business license application is initiated.
The commission closed the public hearing portion of the meeting before deliberating and approved the motion to hold the application to Aug. 21. The commission’s conditions of approval as drafted will include submission of a revised site plan showing parking, documented refuse screening or photographs, and any other items enumerated in the staff report. The applicant will have the opportunity to submit those materials to staff for review before the Aug. 21 hearing.
The holdover means no permit was granted at the July 17 meeting; the item will return to the commission with any supplemental materials supplied by the applicant and with staff recommendations.
The discussion also prompted commissioners to ask staff to consider whether policy or ordinance clarifications should be recommended to city council so the review and enforcement process for short‑term rentals is clearer across the city.","The Planning Commission on July 17 held over a conditional‑use permit request for a short‑term rental at 2316 Hillwood Drive West to its Aug. 21 meeting and debated enforcement, screening and whether such permits should run in perpetuity with a property.","actionData","errors"]

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