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Commission tables Magnolia Glen preliminary plat after county staff flags Fort Morgan treatment plant capacity
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission tabled the Magnolia Glen 61‑lot preliminary plat at the applicant's request and after staff and the engineer explained the Fort Morgan sewer treatment plant currently lacks capacity; the item was moved to September to allow time for additional utility engineering and ADEM permitting details.
The Baldwin County Planning and Zoning Commission on June 5 tabled STP25‑06 — the Magnolia Glen preliminary plat for a 61‑lot RSF‑2 subdivision — after staff and the applicant’s engineer described unresolved sewer‑capacity limitations at the Fort Morgan wastewater treatment plant.
Miss Waters, presenting staff analysis, said the developer has a will‑serve letter from Baldwin County Sewer Service but “the plant currently does not have capacity to serve the proposed subdivision.” She told commissioners that the utility has applied for an ADEM permit to expand and that the plant’s flow records show months when the facility is operating over capacity. Staff recommended approval of the preliminary plat only if the…
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