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Council adopts minor PUD modification allowing attached garage for Buena Vista Lot 72
Summary
The Orange Beach City Council on May 19 adopted an ordinance approving a minor PUD modification for Lot 72 at the Buena Vista RV Resort to permit an attached golf-cart garage that increases the building footprint; the ordinance was adopted by unanimous vote after a public hearing.
The Orange Beach City Council adopted an ordinance May 19 approving a minor planned-unit-district modification for Lot 72 at the Buena Vista RV Resort to allow an attached golf-cart garage that increases the building footprint.
Planner Griffin presented the request during a public hearing, saying the lot’s current living area measures about 1,056 square feet and the proposed attached garage would enlarge the footprint to about 1,216 square feet. Griffin said the 2023 PUD modification had previously allowed an attached outdoor kitchen and that this request would be limited to Lot 72 rather than applying automatically to every Buena Vista lot. "They're at that limit," Griffin said, describing the existing floor-area calculations.
Council members asked whether the Buena Vista property owners association had weighed in and whether drainage or spacing might be affected. Staff said the applicant had submitted the request to the POA and that the POA approved it. Council members and staff discussed the possibility of the POA seeking a unified PUD modification so all lots would have the same option rather than approving individual variances one by one.
With no public opposition during the hearing, council members voted to suspend the standard waiting period and take immediate consideration of the ordinance; the motion to adopt passed on the roll-call votes recorded by the clerk.
The ordinance changes the allowable building footprint for Lot 72 and is recorded as a first-reading adoption per the council’s action. The council closed the public hearing following the vote and moved on to remaining business.
