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Commission approves parking‑lot plan for religious facility after neighbors press for stormwater controls and gated access
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a major modification to allow a parking lot across East Drive to serve an existing religious facility and agreed to add a condition requiring staff and the applicant to work with engineering on permeable surfacing or detention; neighbors asked for gated access and stormwater control measures.
The City of Mobile Planning Commission approved a major modification to allow a parking lot on a separate parcel across East Drive to serve an existing religious facility, while adding a condition that the applicant work with city engineering on drainage and surface materials.
Brian Lee, a nearby resident, told the commission the traffic congestion tied to the religious facility had been an ongoing problem for about a decade and stressed stormwater and drainage concerns for the proposed parking lot site. “There is no provisions for a detention pond on the property. Why not? … We request that the parking lot be…
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