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FAIRHOPE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
Wednesday, October 23, 1963
4: 00 P. h1. - -City Hall
Present: Chairman Woolley, Members Bung, Bagnell, Gaston,
Schneider, Pitman, -Poser.
Absent: Member Kirk���P�
Visitors: R. Mason, G. Dyson, R. C. ) ohn, R. Green, Neil Mossholder
of Bateman & Associates.
Mr. D. W. Baonell, new member appointed to fill vacancy caused by
resignation of Sam Dyson, was introduced.
Purpose of meeting: �213 to discuss new post office location
any other business presented
Mr. Mossholder sum,;�arized the situation as follows: Preliminary
Plot plan submitted makes no provisions for off street parking
vital in down town business section. He pointed out that in location
being considered (1) a subdivision of land is being made and said
subdivision must be presented to Planning & Zoning Commission; (2)
following subdivision approval, site plan of building must be pre-
sented to and approved by Planning & Zoning Commission; (3) the
Planning & Zoning Commission should formulate its requirements
and/or ideals and forward them to post office department for its
reactions.
Following open discussion, motion by PIr. Poser, seconded by Mr.
Gaston, that (1) the Post Office Dept. consider enlarging the parcel
of propert as recommended by plat to order to provide off-street
parking % if not feasible to urchase the additional property,
the Post Office Department consider moving the structure back —T
feet in order to provide diagonal customer parking spaces of suffi-
cient width for automobile to be backed out of parking space without
entering lane of traffic; (3) if neither of the above plans is
practicable, the Fairhope Planning & Zoning Commission would appre-
ciate a meeting with the proper postal department official in order
to have the post office serve the community to the best advantage
of all. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Schneider, seconded by Mr. Bung that the first step
in the locating of a new post office building is subdivision of land
that is proposed for this use. Motion carried.
Robert Green appeared before the commission requestingthe insertion
of word "hortoculture" in Ordinance #2_95, Art. 7, Secion 79 "Uses
permitted on Appeal". No action taken.
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Motion by Mr. Bung, seconded by Mr. Gaston that meeting adjourn.
Motion carried.
Next regular meeting Friday, November 9, 1963.
Eloise T. Wilson, Secretary