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Spanish Fort planning commission delays proposed K–8 school after liquor‑service sight‑line issue emerges
Summary
The Spanish Fort Planning Commission postponed consideration of a private K–8 school application to its January meeting after staff and members said an Alabama liquor‑law sight‑line restriction could limit outdoor alcohol service near the proposed school; commissioners said developers and property owners should be notified before the hearing resumes.
The Spanish Fort Planning Commission voted to postpone consideration of a private K–8 school application (case 251201) to its first regular meeting in January after staff and members raised a recently confirmed Alabama ABC rule that can bar a school whose main entrance is in direct sight line of an outdoor patio that serves alcohol.
Casey, the city planner, told the commission the applicant proposes to occupy a vacant tenant space at 21500 Town Center Avenue and that "the available square footage within the unit is roughly 5,000 square feet," with the overall parcel about 2.8 acres and 98 existing parking spaces for the larger site. The…
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