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Planning commission approves preliminary plan for Advanced Dental with conditions
Summary
The commission approved preliminary subdivision SD 25.07 for Advanced Dental — an 11‑unit multiple-occupancy project — subject to an ALDOT permit for a fire hydrant, a recorded O&M plan and verification of landscaping compliance.
The Fairhope City Planning Commission approved preliminary subdivision SD 25.07 for Advanced Dental on Tuesday with conditions that include an Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) permit for a fire hydrant, a recorded operations and maintenance plan, and verification that landscaping meets current standards.
City staff explained the project is an 11‑unit multiple-occupancy development on about 2.75 acres on the east side of State Highway 101, roughly a quarter mile south of County Road 48. The site has an earlier approved site plan dating to 2015 that covered building layout, parking and detention; the current application seeks to add the second building that was part of that earlier approval but was not built.
Staff noted utilities and approvals: Baldwin EMC is the electric provider; sewer service for the new building will use on-site septic and has the Baldwin County Health Department's involvement and approval; Fairhope Utilities is the water and gas provider; and AT&T indicated telecommunications service is available. Staff said the project requires a fire hydrant to meet subdivision regulations and that the applicant has contacted ALDOT about installation and permits.
SC Civil, the applicant's engineering consultant, told the commission the project received plan approval previously and that the developer has reached back out to the city to reactivate the application. "We're now we're here to get it reapproved," a SC Civil representative said, adding that the plans are substantially the same as the previously approved 2022 submission.
Staff recommended approval with the conditions listed above and noted several technical points: required parking of 57 spaces is met with 58 provided (including seven permeable spaces), a 0.3‑acre preserved green space meets the 10% requirement for a commercial multiple-occupancy project, and the original drainage pond was built to the design that accounted for this second phase. Staff also flagged a potential concern at the concrete washout area and said erosion controls and BMPs will be reviewed and inspected as part of the land-disturbance permitting process.
A motion to approve SD 25.07 with staff conditions passed by voice vote with no opposition recorded in the meeting.
