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Councilwoman asks to table proposed Downtown Development District changes to allow more public input
Summary
During a June 2 pre-meeting, councilmembers questioned changes to Appendix A of the Unified Development Code and a councilwoman asked to table the amendment to allow a redline, constituent participation and to revisit a CRC-to-administrative review change; staff said the amendment could be returned in September with an October effective date.
A councilwoman asked the Mobile City Council on June 2 to table an amendment to Appendix A (the Downtown Development District) of the City of Mobile Unified Development Code so residents and developers can review a redline and provide input.
The request came during a pre-meeting public hearing when the clerk read that an amendment (64025) to Chapter 64 had been introduced. The councilwoman said, "I'm going to ask that we table this," and explained she had reviewed the previous amendment and had spoken with constituents and administration. She said the January amendment "did not have a red line" and that some structural items had been overlooked, citing a change from CRC review to administrative review.
Supporters and other councilmembers discussed the procedural implications of tabling versus laying the item over. One councilmember cautioned that tabling outside of major amendments would require re-advertising and likely resubmission to the Planning Commission, while laying it over 30 days may still require re-advertising for any changes. Council members suggested the amendment could be brought back in September with the implementation pushed to October to allow public involvement.
No final vote was recorded on the amendment in the excerpt; members said this was a first reading and that the council should consider action next week. The council also acknowledged that if substantive changes are made they would need to go back through the Planning Commission process and be re-advertised.
The next procedural steps indicated in the meeting were for administration and the council to prepare a redline and that the amendment would likely be reintroduced in September for an October effective date, though the exact timeline remained under discussion.
