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Planning commission approves Geneva Street conditional use after adding fence and moving dumpster pad

Opelika Planning Commission · October 30, 2025
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The Opelika Planning Commission on Nov. 1 approved a conditional-use application for a mixed-use development on Geneva Street after adding two conditions requested by nearby residents: a six-foot slatted cedar (or comparable) fence and relocation of the dumpster pad toward Geneva Street.

The Opelika Planning Commission on Nov. 1 approved a conditional-use application for a mixed-use development on Geneva Street after adding two conditions requested by nearby residents: a six-foot slatted cedar (or comparable) fence and relocation of the dumpster pad toward Geneva Street.

Neighbors at the public hearing raised repeated concerns about stormwater and surface-water levels, nighttime lighting, the proximity of the dumpster to an adjacent lot and changes to backyard privacy. “The groundwater is close to the surface,”…

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