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Commission adopts zoning text amendment allowing PRDs in District 26 with conditions
Summary
After a town-hall process with Point Clear residents, the Baldwin County Commission adopted a zoning text amendment to allow planned residential developments (PRDs) in District 26 under new local provisions and added fitness centers as conditional uses in B1/B2 districts.
The Baldwin County Commission on May 20 adopted a zoning text amendment (TA25-02) that allows planned residential developments (PRDs) in Planning District 26 under new local provisions and updates B1/B2 use tables to permit fitness centers under conditional-use review.
Planning staff said the county removed the District 26 language from an earlier package to allow more public input and then held a town-hall meeting with Point Clear residents; staff reported the outreach produced "very positive" feedback and several weeks of follow-up comment. Staff described the District 26 provisions as requiring a minimum 250 contiguous acres for a PRD and that half of that acreage must be open space or customary outdoor uses such as golf courses or equestrian facilities.
Staff also said they corrected a separate omission that inadvertently excluded "fitness center/gym" from local business district use tables; the amendment makes fitness centers allowable in B1 and B2 through conditional-use permits so staff can review site plans for compatibility.
Planning commission and staff recommended approval; the commission approved the amendment at the May 20 meeting after a public hearing that included several residents asking about density and environmental safeguards. Staff noted density and environmental review occur at the development-review stage rather than in the ordinance text amendment.
The commission directed staff to continue public engagement on District 26 matters as individual developments move forward.
