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Commission clears Piggly Wiggly redevelopment plan to respond to ALDOT changes at Independence Drive
Summary
The commission unanimously approved an amended development plan to expand and renovate the Piggly Wiggly at 3000 Independence Drive, add about 7,500 square feet of retail, reconfigure parking and support adjacent City of Homewood landscape improvements.
The Homewood Planning Commission voted 7–0 to forward an amended development plan for the Piggly Wiggly redevelopment at 3000 Independence Drive to the city council. The project includes a roughly 7,500-square-foot addition to the store, interior renovation, new frontage along Highway 31 and Oxmoor Road, and a reconfigured parking plan that responds to impending Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) changes affecting a site entrance.
Robert Thompson, architect for the project, and Josh Donell, civil engineer, described a plan that moves the main customer entrance to the lot between the CVS and the grocery store, adds retail frontage toward Highway 31, and creates approximately 114 new parking spaces in the southwest corner for an estimated total of roughly 150 parking spaces on site. The team described stormwater collection via new inlets and a proposed stormwater management area; the applicant said the landscaping plan meets current city requirements.
Donell told commissioners the truck routing and loading-dock location will remain unchanged from the current pattern, which the project preserves, and that the change avoids routing heavy trucks closer to Courtney Drive neighbors. Residents present from Courtney Drive expressed support during the discussion, saying the proposed plan addressed earlier neighbor concerns.
Motion and vote: The amended development plan (AD25-10-07) for the Piggly Wiggly redevelopment passed on a roll-call vote of 7–0 and will proceed to the Homewood City Council for final action and permitting review. The commission recorded no changes to truck routing and noted that landscaping and stormwater will be reviewed as part of the permitting process.
The applicant will pursue required building, stormwater and sign permits after council action and will coordinate with the City of Homewood on landscaping related to an underpass-improvement project the city is planning in the nearby area.
