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Council to consider Shore Thing Golf Carts business-license appeal; ordinance currently bars new rentals
Summary
At the Committee of the Whole on Aug. 19, staff explained that Orange Beach’s ordinance does not allow new commercial golf-cart rentals; the applicant seeks appeal rights and the council agreed to vote at its next meeting to allow the appeal process to proceed.
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — During the Committee of the Whole meeting on Aug. 19 the council considered a business-license application submitted by Shore Thing Golf Carts LLC and directed staff to place the matter on the next council meeting agenda so the council can vote on a denial required to permit an administrative appeal.
City Administrator Ford Hanley told council members that under the city’s current ordinance the city does not permit any new golf-cart rental businesses. Hanley said the application is for a home-based operation at a property on Second Street and that the applicant would like the right to appeal. Under the ordinance as it reads, Hanley said, a formal denial by the council is a prerequisite to filing an appeal; therefore the council must first vote on the application.
Why it matters: The action concerns local land-use and business-license rules for mobile/short-term rental vehicles. A council denial followed by an appeal could produce either a change to the city’s interpretation or a request to amend the ordinance.
What the council did: Members asked questions and directed staff to move the application to the next council meeting so members can vote. The council did not take a final vote on the license application at the Aug. 19 meeting; instead staff and the applicant were told the council will act at the next regular meeting.
Clarifying details and next steps: Staff confirmed the applicant’s location is on Second Street and that the business was described in the application as home-based. The council must vote to deny in order to create a basis for appeal; if the council votes to deny at the next meeting the applicant may pursue the appeal process described in the ordinance and by staff guidance.
Speakers on the item included City Administrator Ford Hanley and council members present at the Committee of the Whole.
