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Planning body approves three setback variances for Burkeholm Brookhaven townhome project
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Opelika planning body approved three variances allowing a proposed 49-unit Burkeholm Brookhaven townhome project on Cunningham Drive to reduce front and side-yard setbacks to accommodate a planned new street alignment and future roundabout.
The planning body approved three variances Thursday to let the Burkeholm Brookhaven townhome development build closer to property lines than current rules allow.
Planning staff opened the meeting by saying the agenda included two items and described the first as “a request for variance” for 211 Cunningham Drive, a proposed 49-unit Burkeholm Brookhaven townhome subdivision. The applicant is working with the city to provide right-of-way for a planned east–west road extension; staff said that portion of the new street forces the proposed buildings to shift and triggered the variance requests.
In a motion that was seconded and approved by voice vote, commissioners…
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