HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-06-1974 Regular MeetingFAIRHOPE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1974
The Fairhope Planning and Zoning Commission met in regular session
at the City Administration Building, 387 Fairhope Avenue, Monday,
May 6, i974 at 5300 P.M,
Members Present: Chairman John Parker, Mayor James P. Nix, Council-
man Sam Box, Harford Field, Dr. Pierce .Frederick, Chester Billie,
Cecil Pitman, Ray Gibson and Jack Kirk.
Minutes of previous regular meeting were approved.
CASE NO. S-4-74 - Request for final approval of East of The Sun Sub-
division on the East Side of Greeno Road.
Motion by Mayor Nix seconded by Bay Gibson that final approval be
given subject to 60 ft. set back from present right-of-way and a re-
vised plat showing the 60 ft. set back. Motion carried.
CASE NOS. Z-2-749 Ingersoll property Z-5-749 Amos Wagner property,
Z-6-74, Tom Brown property and Z-7-74, Vernon property, all located
between Fairhope Avenue and Edwards Avenue on the Woat side of
Greeno Road, presently Zoned R-1, requested B-1 Zoning. This being
a public hearing on the rezoning a number of residents were present
protesting the rezoning. Owners of the property presented their case.
A vote was taken of property owners in the area with 15 in favor of
rezoning and 20 against the rezoning. A vote was then taken of those
within the immediate area with 6 in favor and 3 against the rezoning.
Decisions Motion by Ray Gibson seconded by Sam Box that the Planning
Commission recommend to the City Council that the four applications
for rezoning from R-1 to B-1 be denied for the following reasons as
recommended by the Planning Consultants
1. Except for the Ingersoll case which has a specific use proposed
for the premises all of the other oases are of a speculative
nature. As such, the change would constitute a grant of privi-
lege to a group of individuals as contrasted to the general
welfare of the community.
2. Since three of the parcels under petition are occupied with
single family houses there are no substantial reasons why the
property cannot continue to be used in accord with existing
zoning.
3. It appears that the change requested is out of scale with the
needs of the neighborhood or City. There is a considerable
amount of property in the City which is zoned for commercial
use that is either vacant or in some other use.
4. There is no evidence to indicate that the basic land use pattern
has changed nor that the present zone district boundaries are
Illogically drams in relation to existing conditions.
5. At present, Greeno Road serves as a major traffic artery
and will be probably be widened and improved to a four lane
facility in the future. To permit strip commercial devel-
oprpent with unrestricted ingress and ogress would create
hazardous conditions. Further, the effeetivek,ess of the
roadway to function as a major traffic carrier would be
substantially reduced if strip commercial development is
allowed.
Upon being being to vote, all members were in favor of the motion
with the exception of Mr. Pitman who voted against the motion.
Mr. Pruitt, Planning Consultant, presented Comprehensive Plan
as prepared by the South Alabama Regional Planning.
Mr. Harford Field presented a,suggested revised listing of Zoning
Restriction with a proposed motion and requested that Commission
members study the listing and point out their disagreements or
suggestion, if any, at the study -meeting to be held on Wednesday,
May 159 1974 at 7:00 P.M. at the Fire Hall.
Meeting adjourned.