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Board denies special-exception request for 270-person event venue at 316 Dolphin Street
Summary
A special-exception request to allow assembly use for up to 270 people at 316 Dolphin Street was denied after board members and neighbors raised concerns about occupancy, parking and compatibility with the Dolphin Street neighborhood.
The Mobile City Board of Adjustment denied a special-exception request to allow an assembly/event venue with a 270-person occupant load at 316 Dolphin Street.
Mary Daffin, the applicant, said the building had once been used for assembly and the current request would return it to that use for wedding receptions, parties and similar events. Daffin said the requested occupant load was calculated from building code and square footage: “We did it basically by code. We figured it out by the occupants load of assembly at the max,” a representative said on the…
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