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Fairhope staff previews broad zoning overhaul, proposes PUD changes and new mixed-residential district
Summary
Planning staff told council the city intends a multiyear overhaul of its zoning ordinance, proposed near-term amendments including changes to PUD rules, a proposed 5-acre minimum, a 33% commercial requirement for mixed-use PUDs, new "mixed residential" district, and removal of some residential uses from commercial zones.
Fairhope — Planning staff briefed the City Council on a proposed multi-year revamp of the city's zoning code and presented near-term regulatory amendments the department plans to send to the planning commission for September consideration and to the council later this fall.
Hunter, planning staff, told council members the city's zoning ordinance dates to 2001 with scattered amendments through 2005 and that significant rewrites have not been undertaken since. Staff proposed a budget item this fiscal year to begin an overhaul of the zoning ordinance and said some regulatory amendments ("Year 1") could be completed ahead of the full rewrite. The timeline presented places planning commission review in September with council consideration in October and November for…
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