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Fairhope public hearing lays over broad zoning‑ordinance amendments after lengthy presentation and architect concerns
Summary
Planning staff presented wide‑ranging zoning ordinance amendments affecting site‑plan review, impervious surface limits, mixed‑use and PUD rules, and building‑height measurement; after public comment the council laid the proposal over for further review.
Council opened a public hearing on proposed amendments to the city zoning ordinance (Ordinance No. 12‑53) and heard an extended staff presentation and public comment before deciding to lay the matter over for further consideration.
A planning staff presenter outlined roughly 10 categories of changes that would alter site‑plan review triggers, add impervious surface limits to most residential districts, create two recreational zoning districts (active and passive), set new standards and maximum densities for townhomes and multifamily apartments, establish a mixed‑use building standard with ground‑floor commercial requirements, tighten Planned Unit Development (PUD) rules (including…
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