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Commission approves rezoning to R‑3 at Cottage Hill Road after debate over density and future office use
Summary
A rezoning request for property at 7211 and 7221 Cottage Hill Road was approved Sept. 18 to R‑3 (multifamily residential) after commissioners debated density limits, whether to instead rezone to R‑2, and possible voluntary unit caps. The applicant proposed 16 units and discussed potential future mixed uses.
The Mobile Planning Commission on Sept. 18 approved a rezoning from R‑1 (residential suburban) to R‑3 (multifamily residential) for property at 7211 and 7221 Cottage Hill Road, allowing multifamily development on the site.
Applicant Shabir Hussain told the commission he intends to construct 16 units on the site and asked the commission to consider the rezoning. Commissioners questioned whether R‑2 zoning (two‑family district) would allow the same immediate development while limiting future density, and whether a voluntary density restriction should be attached…
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