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Council holds rezoning request for 3300 Knollwood Drive 30 days after neighbor raises environmental concerns
Summary
A rezoning request for property at 3300 Knollwood Drive was held over 30 days after neighbors sought more information and reported a possible sighting of a gopher tortoise near the site.
The Mobile City Council voted to lay over rezoning ordinance 64 0 15 — a request to rezone a property at 3300 Knollwood Drive from R-1 and B-1 to R-3 — for 30 days to give neighbors and staff time to gather more information.
William Appling, who spoke at the meeting, said he welcomed the 30-day delay and asked for more information about what would be built on the site. Appling told the council a neighbor reported finding “a gopher turtle” on the location and provided a photograph; he asked whether an environmental impact review had been done given the site’s proximity to the environmental center across the street.
“I'm not real familiar with it, but she did bring that up and actually sent me a picture,” Appling said. He asked the council to investigate whether protected species or other environmental constraints exist at the site.
Theresa Bettis moved to lay the ordinance over 30 days; the motion passed on voice vote. The council recorded the item as “Ordinances held over 64 0 15, consider rezoning property located at 3300 Knollwood Drive from R 1 and B 1 to R 3.” The transcript does not include further project details or an environmental assessment.
Council staff and the applicant were asked to provide neighbors with more information during the 30-day layover period.
