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Planning commission approves Battles Trace Phase 9 preliminary plat after residents press for buffer and maintenance guarantees
Summary
Fairhope Planning Commission unanimously approved the preliminary plat for Battles Trace Phase 9, a 81‑lot subdivision, after the applicant agreed to a recorded 20‑foot undisturbed buffer adjacent to Hilltop subdivision and to include maintenance commitments in the plat.
The Fairhope City Planning Commission on March 6 voted unanimously to approve SD 25.04, the preliminary plat for Battles Trace Phase 9, an 81‑lot subdivision on about 22.4 acres zoned TR (Tortoise Resort District).
The commission’s approval followed public comments from adjacent homeowners and a staff report that said the applicant agreed to two changes requested when the case was tabled last month: a recorded 20‑foot undisturbed landscape buffer along the northern property line adjacent to Hilltop subdivision, and a notation on the plat that clarifies the remaining remnant parcel to Twin Beach will be shown and may be further subdivided in the future.
The changes “reflect the remaining property is a lot of record as lot number on the plat and show the entire boundary of the property,” staff recommended. Staff also asked the plat to “add a 20 foot undisturbed buffer to the plat…
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