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Biloxi council denies zoning change for West Oak Lawn Road parcel amid drainage, fill concerns
Summary
Biloxi City Council voted unanimously to deny a zoning map amendment that would have allowed a community business (including a 24‑hour service station) on a largely residential parcel at 8275 West Oak Lawn Road after neighbors raised drainage and fill-volume concerns.
The Biloxi City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 26 to deny a zoning map amendment that would have reclassified part of 8275 West Oak Lawn Road from residential estate restricted to community business. Council member Mister Shoemaker moved to deny the application; Mister Tisdale seconded the motion, and the council approved the denial unanimously.
Neighbors and nearby residents filled the council chamber to oppose the change. Sean Cross, a property owner who said he lives at 11469 Road 537, told the council he had submitted a survey and photos showing a decades‑old, man‑made drainage course that crosses the applicant’s parcel and extends onto his land.…
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