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Rolling Hills subdivisions approved but a pending condemnation easement case could affect access

Baldwin County Planning and Zoning Commission · November 7, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Commission approved two large-acre Rolling Hills preliminary plats but public commenters and staff highlighted a pending circuit-court appeal over an undefined 30-foot condemnation easement (case 20239014227) that may later require changes to recorded access alignments.

Commissioners approved SPP24-26 (Rolling Hills Estates West) and SPP24-27 (Rolling Hills Estates, 36-lot plat) subject to staff-recommended pre-recording conditions, but public commenters urged caution because a probate-court condemnation order granting a 30-foot access easement across the property was not geographically defined and is under de novo appeal in circuit court (case number 20239014227).

What was said: Attorney and commenter Mark Ryan reviewed the property’s history and the probate-court action, noting the probate order granted an easement without defining the exact right-of-way boundary. He said the…

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