The Baldwin County Commission approved three separate zoning-map amendments during its planning and zoning public-hearing segment.

Case Z20-542 (Temple property) requested rezoning of a little over 3 acres from M1 (light industrial) to RR (rural residential). County staff recommended approval and the commission voted to approve the rezoning after a motion from the dais. No members of the public registered opposition during the hearing for this case.

Case Z25-43 (Kramer property) requested rezoning of approximately 18.44 acres from RA (rural agriculture) to RSF1 (residential single-family, minimum lot size 30,000 square feet). Staff told commissioners the surrounding area is primarily residential and that the request "strongly supports" the county's smart-growth scorecard. The applicant's representative said planned lot sizes would likely be between about 40,000 and 50,000 square feet and that the project would include pedestrian paths and low-impact development techniques along Wilson Road.

Several nearby residents spoke in opposition to Z25-43. Jacqueline Engleman, who said she lives on Wilson Road, urged the commission not to rezone and cited the property's trees, wildlife habitat and two historic buildings. Nancy Harmon, a real-estate agent, said shared driveways would not reduce the number of cars and raised concerns about traffic at existing driveway cut points on Wilson Road; she also questioned builder quality and raised infrastructure concerns. Ronald Von Troba of the Saddlebrook community asked about minimum lot sizes and whether the property could be annexed into the City of Fairhope; county staff said the parcel is not contiguous with the city and that annexation rules would require city regulations if annexation occurred. Staff also said updated county subdivision regulations now require more green space and other provisions that would apply if a subdivision application followed rezoning.

For Case Z25-44 (rezoning from BCZ-based community zoning to RSF1), staff said the roughly 30-acre site sits in Planning District 8 adjacent to the city of Fairhope, and the future land-use map shows mid-density development potential. The county's review found the rezoning consistent with the Baldwin County zoning ordinance and future land use map; the commission approved the request after brief discussion and a public hearing that included an applicant engineer and one resident asking clarifying questions about lot sizes and annexation.

All three rezoning requests were approved by motions from commissioners and subsequent seconds; roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript excerpt. Commissioners and staff repeatedly noted the distinction between rezoning approval and any future subdivision application'rezoning changes a parcel's allowed uses, but any detailed subdivision plans, access point approvals and infrastructure requirements would be reviewed later under subdivision regulations and by the county planning commission.