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S rATE OF ALABAMA
CITY OF FAIRIiOPE
The FRIrhope Planning and Zoning- Commission met in special called
session, Saturday, October 13, 1973 at 9:00 A.M. at the City Adm-
inistration Building, with hr. Cecil Pitman, Kr. Chester Billie, "ex.
Sam Box, i,s. Jack Kirk, Mr. James Nix and AIr. John Parker present.
I. BUILDING PSRi,14IT ; ¢
In reference to the 21 apartments to be built at 208 Fairhope
Avenue, a motion was made and carried to grant a building
permit subject to the following:
a. A screening fence and planted shrubbery will be
required along the rear lot line (south ling) as a buffer
between the abutting 3_2 Zone.
b. It is strongly suggested that the apartment structure
be moved ten (10) feet to the North to enable an additional
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five to ten parking spaces on the South end of the lot. It is
Aelt that the present parking provisions are inadequate to meet
the needs for 21 units( 1i spaces per unit).
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II. In reference to the commercial convenience food structure on
the Southeast corner of Greeno Road and Morphy Avenue:
It was moved and carried to grant building
to the plans submitted with the entrance s apermit subject
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feet of additional right-of-way marked inred tonthefDioteplan.
The Commission members present then discussed with the City Council
members present (Barney Shull, Ed Bishop, 011ie Deese) the eastern
Shore Shopping Center expansion and rezoning of Ifa
reported that 1n the opinion of the City Attorney t9 hecondit,ions a'tt_
ached to the rezoning were not legally enforceable. The Commission
members present generally agreed that we would have to accent whatever
the City Council eould'secure from the Developer among the conditions
outlined in the rezoning recommendation. It
was
a new Zoning Ordinance should be thoroughly studiednerally alonli witheed otherat
Possible procedures which would allow the City to secure on a uniform
basis, those development features which the Planning Commission felt
were essential Community needs. Fir. Pitman suggested that we should
not rely solely on the legal opinion of'the City Attorney in this
specialized field but should also seek a written opinion from the City's'
Planning Consultsnt and those legal authorities at his access. It was
agreed that the Chairman pursue this question but that the City T
be free to proceed in the Community's interest on the immediate matterl
Of the Eastern Shore Shopping Center.
Meeting adjourned at 10:10 A.M.
Harmon Stearns
Acting Secretary
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