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Neighbors Raise Drainage and Access Concerns as Baldwin County Commission Approves Highland Ridge Variance
Summary
The Baldwin County Planning & Zoning Commission approved a variance reducing a flag-lot width to 30 feet and preliminary plat for the Highland Ridge resubdivision after neighbors warned of wetlands, drainage and private-road impacts; the variance passed with one vote against.
The Baldwin County Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 5 approved a variance to reduce the width at the west bend of a 60-foot flag lot to 30 feet (SV25-27) and granted preliminary plat approval for Highland Ridge (SC25-62), despite opposition from neighbors who said the change could worsen flooding and create access problems.
Miss Mosley, a county planner, told the commission the request applies to a two-lot resubdivision of Lot 1 of Lillian Acres in Planning District 29 and that proposed public utilities would be on-site wells and septic with Baldwin EMC electric service. She said staff’s analysis found no potential wetlands requiring mitigation and recommended approval…
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