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Neighbors press council to uphold planning commission's denial of rezoning at 598 Dunlop Drive

City of Opelika Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

A controversial rezoning request for 598 Dunlop Drive (proposed R2/R3) drew a negative planning commission recommendation and neighborhood opposition; council introduced the ordinance for first reading and scheduled the required public hearing for the second meeting to meet state advertising rules ahead of an upcoming moratorium.

Matt Mosley, a city planning staff member, briefed the council on related proposals in the White Road/Dunlop Drive area, including a new rezoning request (598 Dunlop Drive, 21.11 acres) that would rezone property along White Road from R1 to a mix of R2 and R3 and extend Dunlop Drive into the proposed subdivision.

"R2 is kind of a lower density…about a third of an acre," Mosley said, and described R3 lots as roughly a quarter acre. He told council the planning department had recommended a positive…

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