Planning commission approves May Brothers fireworks stand after neighbors raise traffic and safety concerns

The Baldwin County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve the May Brothers fireworks stand (case CSP24-45) at the intersection of County Road 99 and U.S. Highway 98 in the Lillian area, subject to staff conditions and a new requirement that the applicant revise the site plan to show interconnectivity with the adjacent lot to the east for improved circulation and overflow parking.

The vote follows public testimony from neighbors and competing vendors who said the intersection already experiences heavy, seasonal congestion during fireworks sales and that the proposed stand’s 12 on-site parking spaces may be insufficient. Staff presentation said the parcel is zoned B-2, is about 0.84 acres, and that the proposed stand conforms to zoning and site requirements.

Staff Planner Rhodes said the proposed building and site plan meet the zoning ordinance and that staff had added a recent condition requiring coordination with the highway engineer on an acceptable turnout configuration for the…