Fairhope, Alabama
CITIZEN OBJECTS
By a 4-1 vote, the city's board of adjustments approved a request from St. Lawrence Catholic Church for a special zoning exception to construct a columbarium at the rear of their campus at 370 S. Section Street.
A columbarium is a vault where the remains of cremated bodies are kept, usually in one of a number of recesses in a wall.
Four 8' by 3' structures are planned, containing 36 niches each.
When Ralph Anderson, a resident of nearby Kirkman Lane, objected because of drainage/runoff worries, the board required sidewalks to be of pervious material to reduce runoff to a minimum.
The contractor said the project is so small no added runoff would be generated; Anderson was still worried because his home sits in a low area directly downstream from the church (photo below).
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| Anderson's residence. |
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