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Applicants withdraw Fairhope-area rezoning after residents object
Summary
A request to rezone 29 acres east of State Highway 181 from RSF-1 to RSF-3 was withdrawn after multiple nearby property owners raised compatibility, stormwater and traffic concerns; county staff had recommended approval.
Sweetwater Investments LLC withdrew a request to rezone roughly 29 acres east of State Highway 181 and south of County Road 32 in the Fairhope area after residents pressed the Baldwin County Commission on compatibility, stormwater and traffic impacts.
The rezoning application, filed as case Z2534, sought to change the property from RSF-1 (low-density residential) to RSF-3 (higher-density single-family residential). Selena, a planning staff member, told commissioners the site is in Planning District 39, is currently vacant and is identified on the county Future Land Use map for conservation or low-impact development potential; staff reported a neighborhood center node less than one mile away and noted local provisions that could…
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