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Planning commission approves garage apartment on South Eighth Street
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use to allow an accessory detached garage apartment (accessory dwelling unit) above a garage at a South Eighth Street property after staff found the proposal compatible with neighborhood character and subject to Historic Preservation Commission review.
The Opelika Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a conditional-use request to add an accessory dwelling unit above a garage at a property on South Eighth Street, near the intersection with Avenue.
Planning staff described the proposal as a garage apartment (an accessory/ancillary dwelling unit) above a carriage-style garage on an approximately 10,000-square-foot lot in a C-2 zoning district. Staff said the principal house has already received concept approval from the Historic Preservation…
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