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Fairhope board approves golf-simulator venue with conditions on parking, patios and signage

3409432 · May 20, 2025
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The City of Fairhope Board of Adjustment on May 19 approved a special exception allowing Fairhope Golf Works to operate an indoor golf-simulator and club-repair venue with ancillary beer and wine service at 363 Commercial Park Drive.

The City of Fairhope Board of Adjustment on May 19 approved a special exception allowing Fairhope Golf Works to operate an indoor golf-simulator and club-repair venue with ancillary beer and wine service at 363 Commercial Park Drive.

City planning staff recommended approval with four conditions: signage must conform to the city sign ordinance; any parking beyond the required 19 spaces must be permeable; the correct seating count on plans shall be changed to 51; and the two proposed outdoor patios must have physical barriers delineating assembly space. The board voted unanimously to approve the request.

The property is about 0.38 acres in the M-1 Light Industrial District and is also inside Fairhope’s Medical Overlay District. City staff said the principal use qualifies as indoor recreation — which is allowed in M-1 — and that alcoholic beverages would be ancillary to that use.…

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