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Commission approves Everly Parkway North connection with gate to limit general access until school use
Summary
The commission approved the Everly Parkway North preliminary plat, creating a public right-of-way that will be gated and remain closed to general traffic until Hoover City Schools uses the reserved tract; staff attached conditions including gate relocation, a turnaround, resurfacing, MS4 documentation and drainage-easement adjustments.
The Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission approved the preliminary plat for the Everly Parkway North connection on June 1, endorsing staff conditions to limit through traffic until the school district develops the adjacent reserved tract.
Staff and the project engineer explained that the connection implements the Ross Bridge master plan and the Everly PUD. Because Ross Bridge residents expressed concerns about additional through traffic, the Everly PUD adopted a compromise: the right-of-way will be public, but a gate will restrict access for the general public. City services will be permitted through the gate; the gate will be opened to general traffic only if and when Hoover City Schools decides to develop the approximately 40‑acre parcel reserved for a school in the Everly PUD.
The commission approved the plat subject to conditions: relocate the gate to the northern end of the parkway, install a hammerhead turnaround (or equivalent) on the south side of the gate, mill and resurface the Orchard Avenue/Glasscott Point intersection to the project limit, submit MS4 forms for proposed environmental devices (which will require annual inspections by the property owner or HOA), and lengthen private drainage easements that do not yet include the proposed downstream riprap. The motion to approve was seconded and carried on a voice vote.
