Fairhope, Alabama
Updated with additional data.
'BEACH HOUSE SUITES' PLANNED FOR MARINA AREA
According to signs posted there, the Grand Hotel at Point Clear plans to expand its capacity next year with new rooms/suites located on what is now the parking area north of the current marina (51 rooms, 9 suites, 50 parking places according to earlier plans).
About a year ago, a proposal by owner Retirement Systems of Alabama to construct a 12 unit 4-storey condominium building on the 1.27 acre property was rejected by the Baldwin County Planning Commission under heavy pressure from neighborhood residents who objected (click).
(It's not certain when/if the county commission ever heard this case: check back for updates.)
Owner's representatives argued then that the proposed residential use would actually have less impact on the community than what was already allowed "by right."
The parcel is located outside of Fairhope city limits in Baldwin County's Planning District 26 and is zoned TR, Tourist Resort: commercial hotels are permitted there.
(The area does lie withing the city's planning jurisdiction for certain limited oversight: building permits, subdivision requests, MOP review.)
Updated with additional data.
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| 5-storey building planned |
'BEACH HOUSE SUITES' PLANNED FOR MARINA AREA
According to signs posted there, the Grand Hotel at Point Clear plans to expand its capacity next year with new rooms/suites located on what is now the parking area north of the current marina (51 rooms, 9 suites, 50 parking places according to earlier plans).
About a year ago, a proposal by owner Retirement Systems of Alabama to construct a 12 unit 4-storey condominium building on the 1.27 acre property was rejected by the Baldwin County Planning Commission under heavy pressure from neighborhood residents who objected (click).
(It's not certain when/if the county commission ever heard this case: check back for updates.)
Owner's representatives argued then that the proposed residential use would actually have less impact on the community than what was already allowed "by right."
The parcel is located outside of Fairhope city limits in Baldwin County's Planning District 26 and is zoned TR, Tourist Resort: commercial hotels are permitted there.
(The area does lie withing the city's planning jurisdiction for certain limited oversight: building permits, subdivision requests, MOP review.)
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| August 2019 photo. |
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