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Baldwin County Commission deadlocks on Kimbrough rezoning amid drainage and wetlands concerns
Summary
The commission failed to approve a rezoning request for the Kimbrough property after residents raised flooding and infrastructure concerns and the vote split 2-2. Planning staff and the developer presented differing acreage figures and a wetland study was highlighted.
The Baldwin County Commission did not approve a rezoning request for the Kimbrough property (case Z24-50) after a 2-2 tie at the meeting. The split vote left the property’s zoning unchanged.
The item before the commission was a request to change the parcel’s zoning to permit residential development. Planning staff presented location and land-use context for the parcel, and the county’s planning commission had recommended approval by an 8-1 vote. Several nearby property owners opposed the rezoning at the public hearing, citing chronic flooding and limited road and drainage infrastructure.
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