The Orange Beach City Council on Oct. 7 unanimously adopted an amendment to the Wharf Planned Unit Development (PUD) that designates the area southeast of the Main Street and Wharf Lane roundabout as a temporary sales area and site for an ice rink.

City staff described the change as a mapping amendment to the PUD to identify the roundabout-adjacent parcel for a temporary sales footprint and the seasonal ice rink. "This is a proposed amendment to the PUD plan for the wharf to designate that area that is, southeast of the intersection of Main Street and Wharf Lane there at the roundabout as the area that would be for the temp temporary sales area and also the ice rink," said Griffin, a staff member who presented the item.

The council held a public hearing with no members of the public offering substantive comments. Mayor Kenning and council members voted by roll call to suspend the rules for immediate consideration and then to adopt the ordinance amendment; council members Silvers, Mitchell, Blaylock and Boyd and Mayor Kenning recorded "yes" votes.

The amendment was presented as a minor PUD modification. No additional conditions, permit details or dates for operation were included in the presentation at the meeting. A member of the audience, identified as Mr. Bibby, was present but did not provide public comment on the proposal.

The action changes the PUD plan map to identify a specific, temporary sales and ice-rink area; it does not by itself grant permits or operational approvals beyond that map amendment. Any permits, vendor approvals, or temporary use permits required under the city's land-use rules were not addressed on the record at the Oct. 7 meeting.