Fairhope, Alabama
SCENIC HWY 98 IN POINT CLEAR
A proposal by Retirement Systems of Alabama to rezone 1.27 acres in Baldwin County's Planning District 26 from TR (Tourist resort) to HDR (High density residential) ... to construct a 12 unit, 4-story condominium building in an area now being used as a marina north of the Grand Hotel, was tabled for further study by the Baldwin County Planning Commission.
Numerous citizens who spoke at the public meeting objected to the proposal (high density, traffic, etc.) and county planning staff recommended not to approve it as well (because of the high coastal flood plain hazard, neighborhood compatibility, and other issues), so Tim Lawley of the engineering firm Goodwin, Mills, and Caywood representing RSA requested the case be tabled until a later meeting -- to allow time for the concerns raised to be addressed.
A similarly-sized hotel or motel addition may be built "by right" now Lawley argued, as well as other commercial-type applications that would be even more incompatible in the neighborhood: the residential condominiums would really be a step down in intensity he said.
Two members of the commission had to recuse themselves from the discussion due to unspecified conflicts of interest.
(The county planning commission meets the first Thursday of each month in the Robertsdale Central Annex on Palmer Street.)
MAY NEED FAIRHOPE'S APPROVAL TOO
Since the area is within the city's planning jurisdiction (outside of city limits), if approved by the County the project may still need 'multiple occupancy project' approval by the Fairhope Planning Commission as well, according to a city planning department source.
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| Proposed 4-story condominium site |
SCENIC HWY 98 IN POINT CLEAR
A proposal by Retirement Systems of Alabama to rezone 1.27 acres in Baldwin County's Planning District 26 from TR (Tourist resort) to HDR (High density residential) ... to construct a 12 unit, 4-story condominium building in an area now being used as a marina north of the Grand Hotel, was tabled for further study by the Baldwin County Planning Commission.
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| marina site |
A similarly-sized hotel or motel addition may be built "by right" now Lawley argued, as well as other commercial-type applications that would be even more incompatible in the neighborhood: the residential condominiums would really be a step down in intensity he said.
Two members of the commission had to recuse themselves from the discussion due to unspecified conflicts of interest.
(The county planning commission meets the first Thursday of each month in the Robertsdale Central Annex on Palmer Street.)
MAY NEED FAIRHOPE'S APPROVAL TOO
Since the area is within the city's planning jurisdiction (outside of city limits), if approved by the County the project may still need 'multiple occupancy project' approval by the Fairhope Planning Commission as well, according to a city planning department source.
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| Baldwin County Planning Commission |
Comments
Throw 'em out, along with the Fourth Amendment and the Fifth Amendment.
Such categorical statements, without any evidence, are dangerous and subtract from this discussion.
You have right to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
Good public policy is developed by finding truth and applying reason. Credulity and victimology add nothing to these discussions.
The recusals WERE public--at a public meeting. If, instead, one is troubled by "'unspecified' conflicts of interest," one can always attend meetings and ask specific questions, rather than anonymously snipe at public officials who behave ethically--the latter being a rather craven approach to civics.