The Fairhope Times

Fairhope, Alabama thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com    BUILDING MORATORIUM EXPIRING SOON Some proposed changes to the city's zoning ordinance should help preserve the downtown business district  -- as well as limit population density citywide, according to councilman Burrell.   A current building moratorium (for larger multiple occupancy projects) imposed a year ago is set to expire next month; the new regulations are intended to be in effect by then. The zoning change ordinance was introduced at the Feb. 19 council meeting; it will be voted on at the first council meeting in March. Burrell: "That's pretty much the goal. We believe what every Fairhope citizen wants is to protect the central business district (CBD), keeping it viable place to have a business or live, and to control growth and population density." These changes were triggered mostly by the results from the city's most-recent comprehensive growth plan update , completed about two years ago.  ...