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Commission recommends package of zoning amendments to city council; package would add impervious limits, clarify mixed-use rules
Summary
Planning commissioners voted to recommend a broad set of zoning ordinance amendments to the City Council. The package includes limits on impervious surface for single-family lots, clarified definitions and procedures for mixed-use buildings, changes to PUD expectations, new recreational zoning categories, and other housekeeping updates.
The Fairhope City Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 4 voted to recommend a package of zoning ordinance amendments to the City Council. Staff presented a multi-part proposal that would, if adopted, impose new impervious-surface limits for single-family lots, clarify how mixed-use buildings and townhome densities are regulated, revise requirements for planned-unit developments (PUDs), create two recreational zoning categories and make other technical and definitional changes.
Planning staff said the amendments respond to the comprehensive plan, neighborhood feedback and operational experience applying the current ordinance. Key elements staff highlighted…
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