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Neighbors raise safety concerns as commission backs Crawford Road rezoning; developer reduces density
Summary
The Opelika Planning Commission recommended rezoning about 73 acres on Crawford Road to a planned unit development after the applicant reduced density from 223 units to 171 and increased buffers; a nearby resident warned that proposed turn lanes and added traffic could endanger local safety. The rezoning now goes to city council and ALDOT must approve turn-lane work.
The Opelika Planning Commission voted to forward a positive recommendation to city council for a rezoning application affecting roughly 73 acres on the southwest side of Crawford Road, but not before residents raised safety concerns and the developer outlined concessions.
Planning staff described the request to rezone property from R-1 to a planned unit development. The application shows two access points and a stream through the middle of the site; staff said the revised plan reduces overall density and increases buffers to respond to neighborhood…
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