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Council approves rezoning at Sweetwater Circle limited to restaurant use; developer cleared wetlands buffers
Summary
The council rezoned about 2.06 acres east of Sweetwater Circle to a local shopping district limited to a restaurant; the planning commission recommended approval and the council voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance with use restrictions and a replat requirement.
The Fairhope City Council on Monday approved a rezoning request that will allow a restaurant to be rebuilt at the end of Sweetwater Circle, east of Scenic Highway.
The ordinance rezones roughly 2.06 acres from R‑1 low‑density single‑family residential to B‑1 local shopping district but limits the permitted use to a restaurant. Any other use would require a later zoning amendment and a new public hearing, the ordinance and staff recommendation said. The council also approved a related replat to combine three existing lots into a single lot so that buildings would sit on a single parcel rather than across lot lines.
Hunter, planning staff, told the…
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