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Residents press council at public hearing over rezoning request for 3300 Norwood Drive
Summary
Developers asked to rezone a 17-acre site to R-3 for a 55-and-older rental townhouse project with voluntary limits; neighbors raised traffic, drainage and property-value concerns. Council held a public hearing April 8 and took no final vote.
The Mobile City Council held a public hearing April 8 on an application to rezone about 17 acres at 3300 Norwood Drive from R-1 and B-1 to R-3 to allow a townhouse-style, age-restricted rental development.
Casey Pipes, representing applicant GK Land Holdings, told the council the project is intended as a 55-and-older rental townhouse community and would include voluntary restrictions limiting density and building placement. "The density would be no more than 3 and a half units per acre," Pipes said, noting the developer proposed a maximum of 60 units and a minimum 100-foot setback from the neighborhood to the west to preserve a natural drainage way.
Neighbors and neighborhood representatives urged the council to delay or reject rezoning. "This hasn't been well thought out," said Harry Day of Kings Mill, who cited local traffic congestion and multiple nearby…
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