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Planning commission approves plats and conditional uses, tables several items
Summary
The commission approved a preliminary plat at Bayport, a downtown church conditional use and other PUD amendments and rezoning recommendations, while tabling several items including a manufacturing facility and Arbor Valley multifamily and sending multiple recommendations to city council.
At its November meeting the Opelika Planning Commission handled a package of routine and contested items: preliminary plat approval for a 5-lot Bayport subdivision, approval of a conditional-use church in the downtown C-1 zone, positive recommendations for a rezoning on Bay Parkway and a master-plan amendment to allow a laydown yard in exchange for enhanced landscaping, and a text amendment to allow 0-foot minimum lot width in the downtown C-1 zone.
Bayport preliminary plat: Staff recommended preliminary plat approval for a five-lot subdivision between Bayport and Rayport in the R-5 zone but required additional engineering work. Conditions included dedication of right-of-way on Ray Avenue, installation of a hammerhead…
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