Council approves Express Oil Change and Foosackley's site plans; Express Oil subject to staff conditions

Fairhope City Council approved two site plans: an Express Oil Change for Lot 8 in the Planters Pointe shopping center and a combined Foosackley’s and Just Chillin’ site in the Encounter development. The motion for Express Oil included staff-recommended conditions; the Foosackley’s motion was approved with no remaining conditions.

Express Oil Change (SR 2406): The site is approximately 0.99 acres at the northwest corner of State Highway 181 and Highway 104. Staff and the planning commission recommended conditional approval; outstanding items to be satisfied before finalization include a revised landscape plan that relocates crepe myrtles to their surveyed positions, confirmation of tree credits with the city horticulturalist, planting overstory trees in frontage gaps, updates to the tree-protection plan, and provision of an ADA-accessible pedestrian connection from the internal parking area to the 12-foot multi-use path along Highway 181. The site will use a dry detention pond and has frontage detention and ADA requirements to satisfy.

Foosackley’s and Just Chillin’ (SR 2503): The site is in the Encounter development at the northeast corner of Highway 181 and Highway 104. The Foosackley’s building is roughly 5,900 square feet with a 1,200-square-foot Just Chillin’ ice-cream shop. Planning staff reported that prior planning-commission conditions have been satisfied; the parking count is under the 50-space threshold that would trigger taller lighting standards, ADA requirements have been met, and a pedestrian connection to the multi-use path is provided. The council approved both site plans by voice vote.