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Fairhope board tables Culver’s ‘in‑car dining’ plan after parking, zoning concerns
Summary
The Fairhope Board of Adjustments on a unanimous voice vote tabled a request from Culver’s franchisees and their engineer to allow a set of dedicated “in‑car dining” parking spaces at the northwest corner of Highways 181 and 104.
The Fairhope Board of Adjustments on a unanimous voice vote tabled a request from Culver’s franchisees and their engineer to allow a set of dedicated “in‑car dining” parking spaces at a proposed restaurant site at the northwest corner of Highways 181 and 104.
Board members and staff said the concept — parking stalls used as an extension of the restaurant’s dining room where patrons order via smartphone and are served at their car — is not accounted for in the city’s zoning rules and raised questions about parking maximums, landscaping and drainage that the application had not resolved.
Mike Jeffries, a City of Fairhope planning staff member, told the board that the…
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