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Orange Beach council sends contested Tannen Town Center rezoning to first reading after residents raise title and setback concerns

City of Orange Beach City Council · April 15, 2025
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Summary

Residents and a homeowners association told the council on April 15 that ownership of Lot 1 in the Village of Tannen Town Center is under litigation and that the lot was intended for special community uses; the council agreed to send the developer's PD modification to first reading and ask legal staff to review.

The Orange Beach City Council on April 15 moved a developer's request to re-designate Lot 1 in the Village of Tannen Town Center from special-purpose use to single-family residential to a first reading while legal staff reviews competing claims to the property.

The proposal, presented by a planning representative identified in the meeting as Griffin, would change the parcel's PUD designation to permit three elevated single-family dwellings with footprints of roughly 1,500 square feet, four bedrooms each and parking under the structures. Griffin said the designs were revised during plan review to meet a minimum 6-foot building-code setback.

The request drew…

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