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Concerned residents ask Huntsville to reject Powder Landing agreement, cite ordinance conflicts
Summary
More than 40 residents submitted a signed letter arguing the proposed Development Agreement would authorize parking, shuttle and event operations not permitted by Huntsville's R‑1 or RC use table. They ask the council to enforce existing zoning, disclose any financial terms, and schedule a public discussion.
HUNTSVILLE — A coalition calling itself the "Concerned Residents of Huntsville" filed a formal letter and a supplemental memorandum asking the Town Council and Planning Commission to reject the proposed Development Agreement with Powder Beach LLC and instead enforce existing zoning ordinances.
The letter argues the town's Table 15‑1 use table does not permit Powder Mountain's on-site parking lot, shuttle service or certain organized events under the current R‑1 designation, and that rezoning to RC would not cure the issue because Table 15‑1 lists comparable uses as 'Not Permitted' in RC as well. The group asked the town to direct code enforcement to address current non‑compliance on a defined timeline, to disclose any monetary payment discussed in connection with the DA, and to require any rezone to proceed through the formal public process. The petition includes signatures from dozens of local residents and names a list of exemplars who asked that the letter be entered into the official record.
The letter also records an on-the-record statement by Town Attorney Bill Morris at a prior June 16 meeting (cited in the residents' filing) that the shuttle service is not permitted under current ordinance. The residents requested a direct meeting with town leadership to discuss concerns; they said they would proceed to a community meeting if a council-led meeting could not be scheduled within two weeks.
