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Commission recommends rezoning for manufactured‑home park after public opposition
Summary
Baldwin County planners recommended rezoning 15.9 acres north of Highway 90 to allow expansion of an existing manufactured‑home park. Several neighbors spoke in opposition, citing neighborhood character and policing concerns; the commission voted to recommend approval to the county commission.
The Baldwin County Planning and Zoning Commission on May 1 recommended approval to the County Commission of a rezoning that would reclassify about 15.9 acres near Highway 90 from rural agricultural to manufactured housing park (MHP). The request would expand an adjacent manufactured‑home use.
Staff told the commission the request appears to be a logical expansion consistent with existing development in Planning District 31 and recommended approval. Several nearby residents spoke against the rezoning at the public hearing, saying recent development in the area has been single‑family subdivisions and arguing a mobile‑home park would change neighborhood character.
“I do not think another mobile home, is a good idea in this area,” said Andrew Carver, a neighbor who identified himself as a realtor. Another nearby resident, Ben Heaton, told the commission he represents an adjacent parcel and said he did not believe the existing small manufactured site set a pattern for more density.
The applicant’s representative said the developer plans to use modern factory‑built homes (the consultant referenced Clayton Homes product) and intends to remove existing older units and build a higher‑quality, managed community; he said the developer will lease and maintain the property.
Commissioners discussed the area’s future land‑use designation, which staff described as moderate development potential, and noted the rezoning would require subsequent site‑plan and subdivision review before development. After discussion the commission voted to recommend approval; the County Commission will make the final decision at a later public hearing.
