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Commission approves Westbury replat to avoid flood zone
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a resurvey/replat request (RS250402) from Westbury Investments to redraw internal lot lines so new lots avoid a local floodplain; the applicant said some parcels in the existing footprint would likely be donated to the city.
At the April 2025 meeting the Homewood Planning Commission approved RS250402, a resurvey and replat request from Westbury Investments, to adjust internal lot lines so new single‑family lots avoid a mapped flood zone.
The applicant’s representative, Asaf Stein of Westbury Investments, told the commission the request would shrink street frontage for some northern lots from about 70 feet to 55 feet so building footprints could remain outside the floodplain and that remaining lots in the flood zone would likely not be developed and could be donated to the city. “We just want to redraw the internal subdivided lines of our property such that we can build outside of the flood zone,” Stein said.
Staff and the applicant discussed neighborhood consistency; Stein said the resulting lots would still be about 11,000 square feet and consistent with adjacent properties. No members of the public spoke at the hearing. The commission’s motion to approve passed with unanimous support in the recorded roll call.
The approval permits the applicant to proceed with the revised lot lines subject to any standard plat recording and permitting processes; Stein noted the property’s steep grade—about 40 feet below street level in places—makes redevelopment of the floodplain lots impractical.
