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Planning commission backs rezoning and future land-use change for Scidel Road property
Summary
The commission voted to recommend rezoning a property on Scidel Road from R-1 (single-family) to C-2 (light commercial) and to amend the future land-use map to light commercial, citing transition of the corridor and compatibility with surrounding development.
The Opelika Planning Commission voted Wednesday to recommend that the City Council rezone a property on Scidel Road from R-1 (single-family residential) to C-2 (light commercial) and to change the city’s future land-use map to light commercial.
Planning staff told commissioners the Scidel Road corridor has been transitioning toward higher-density residential and commercial uses, including approved townhouses and nearby industrial and planned development…
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