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Fairhope council adopts nine-month pause on certain high‑density residential applications
Summary
The Fairhope City Council voted to suspend consideration of certain small‑lot multiple‑occupancy residential projects and small subdivisions for nine months while staff and consultants study infrastructure and update regulations.
The Fairhope City Council on Wednesday voted to adopt a nine‑month temporary suspension on consideration of certain residential multiple‑occupancy projects and subdivisions, a measure the council and staff said will give planners time to review water, sewer and traffic capacity and propose ordinance changes.
Council leaders said the pause is intended to protect public health, safety and welfare while the city updates its comprehensive plan and related rules. The suspension applies only to specified residential multiple‑occupancy projects and to subdivisions that would create three or more residential lots smaller than 10,500 square feet, the ordinance states.
City staff introduced the measure as a way to align zoning and subdivision…
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