Fairhope, Alabama
GREEN PROPERTY FINALLY RE-ZONED
By a 4 -0 vote (Conyers, Burrell, Robinson, Boone with Brown absent), the city council rezoned more residentially-zoned property on north Greeno Road for commercial use, possibly opening the door for the entire area along that side of the highway to become commercialized.
The city's village model comprehensive growth plan map calls for the area to be some type of residential use, ranging in density from single family (R-1) to apartments (R-5); preventing the city's main entrance from becoming another congested 'Airport Boulevard' was a primary concern expressed by citizens in planning surveys and town hall meeting over the years.
The parcels involved were considered a special case by the city's planning department though, since the family's plant nursery business has been in operation since before zoning was established there in the 1960s: it had been grandfathered in and allowed to continue. Planning staff recommended approval.
The property owners agreed to some restrictions, prohibiting auto repair, dry cleaner, or convenience store.
One councilman (Burrell) worried a fast food restaurant could locate there someday, but voted in favor anyway.
Permitted uses include: grocery, general merchandise, restaurant, bar, shopping center ... with personal storage lockers, hotel/motel, outdoor sales lot, service station possible with special permission.
MORE TO COME?
The council had previously approved two Planned Unit Developments (Hayek PUD and Park Place PUD) with some commercial space across the highway north of there -- and rezoned another parcel to the south for a bank.
GREEN PROPERTY FINALLY RE-ZONED
By a 4 -0 vote (Conyers, Burrell, Robinson, Boone with Brown absent), the city council rezoned more residentially-zoned property on north Greeno Road for commercial use, possibly opening the door for the entire area along that side of the highway to become commercialized.
The city's village model comprehensive growth plan map calls for the area to be some type of residential use, ranging in density from single family (R-1) to apartments (R-5); preventing the city's main entrance from becoming another congested 'Airport Boulevard' was a primary concern expressed by citizens in planning surveys and town hall meeting over the years.
The parcels involved were considered a special case by the city's planning department though, since the family's plant nursery business has been in operation since before zoning was established there in the 1960s: it had been grandfathered in and allowed to continue. Planning staff recommended approval.
The property owners agreed to some restrictions, prohibiting auto repair, dry cleaner, or convenience store.
One councilman (Burrell) worried a fast food restaurant could locate there someday, but voted in favor anyway.
Permitted uses include: grocery, general merchandise, restaurant, bar, shopping center ... with personal storage lockers, hotel/motel, outdoor sales lot, service station possible with special permission.
MORE TO COME?
The council had previously approved two Planned Unit Developments (Hayek PUD and Park Place PUD) with some commercial space across the highway north of there -- and rezoned another parcel to the south for a bank.
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Comments
Without the local 2 cent sales tax your utility bills would have to be doubled or tripled what they are now just to make up the difference, nothing is free!