Spanish Fort council approves rezoning for hotel site, adopts park rules and approves multiple contracts

The Spanish Fort City Council on a regular meeting introduced and approved a series of ordinances and resolutions that included rezoning land at Eastern Shore Center to allow hotel construction, adoption of formal rules for the new Loyalty Park dog park, acceptance of responsibility for potential cost overruns on an ALDOT grant project, and approval of a sole-source contract to acquire a Virtra training simulator for the police department.

David Connor, city staff member, described the rezoning request for a parcel at Eastern Shore Center (Lot 6D, Phase 4) and said the owner seeks to change the property’s zoning classification from B-3 to B-5 so the site can be used to construct motels and hotels. The council opened a public hearing, heard no speakers, and then adopted Ordinance 699-2025 to rezone the parcel.

The council also adopted Ordinance 700-2025, which establishes formal rules and regulations for Loyalty Park, the city’s dog park. Connor said the council previously adopted park rules informally and that this ordinance authorizes ordering signage and formalizes staff recommendations. The council moved to suspend rules and adopted the ordinance the same night.

On transportation, the council approved Resolution 1482-2025, under which the city agrees to be responsible for any cost overruns on an ATRIP (Alabama Transportation…