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Alabama Plaza variance deferred after residents cite deed restrictions, congestion and flooding
Summary
The Planning Commission deferred a variance request for Alabama Plaza on Oct. 30 after neighbors and civic leaders cited a recorded no-business deed restriction on at least one lot and raised safety concerns tied to traffic congestion and recurring flooding at West Alabama and Woodhead.
The Planning Commission deferred item 92, an applicant request for variances tied to a proposed one-story retail center (Alabama Plaza) fronting West Alabama.
Staff said the applicant sought a reduced building line (5-foot ground-floor building line and a 0-foot canopy line) along a major collector. Neighbors and local civic leaders told commissioners a deed restriction on at least one lot in the tract prohibits business uses and asked that the city enforce those restrictions if applicable.
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