Decatur Planning Commission reviews multiple development applications, hears one public question on Vestavia replat

Decatur Planning Commission on April 2025 reviewed a set of development applications including a 7.84‑acre replat for Vestavia Ridge Subdivision and site plans for a 7‑Eleven, multiple commercial parcels and a 56‑unit multifamily project, and heard one public comment asking about housing type and green space.

The public hearing included: a minor plat (Vestavia Ridge Subdivision, Addition No. 2) to replat three parcels at 1242 Vestavia Road SW; a site plan for a 1.08‑acre 7‑Eleven at 3523 Deer Road SE; final plat approval for Glenmont Acres Phase 3; site plans for commercial parcels along Beltline/Beltline Place and Summit Drive; a site plan proposing 56 residential units at 2851 Sandlin Road SW; a certificate to consolidate two parcels at 735 Beltline Road SW; and a vacation/dedication request for easement adjustments at 928 Sims Street.

Tommy Williams of the planning department presented each case and listed conditions to be met. For the Vestavia replat, Williams said the proposal would replat 7.84 acres of three parcels and that the proposed land use is residential. Conditions include extending a five‑foot Duke (DU) utility easement along Vestavia Road across Parcels 1 and 3. A point of information noted that any relocation of utilities would be at the owner’s expense…