HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-01-2024 Board of Adjustment & Appeals PacketSherry SulliYan
Mayor
Ccunc!l Members
Ke\'in G. Boone
Jack Burrell. ACMO
Jimmy Conyers
Corey Mamn
Jay Robinson
Lisa A. Hanks. Mt.IC
Ci(l ' Clerk
Kimberl y Creech
City Treasurer
161 \mh Section Street
PO . Dra1,er 42 9
Fairhope. Alabama 36533
251 928-6ii~ fax
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City of Fairhope
Special Called Meeting of the
City Council, Planning Commission, and
Board of Adjustments & Appeals
4:00 PM
Council Chambers
February 1, 2024
Call to Order -Council President Corey Martin
Discussion of Potential Thomas Hospital Expansion
Adjourn
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City of Fairhope
Thomas Hospital Special Meeting Agenda
4:00 PM
Council Chambers
02/01/24
The Planning Commission , Board of Adjustments, Planning Staff and Thomas Hospital
Representatives met 02/01/24 at 4:00 PM at the City Municipal Complex, 161 N .
Section Street in the Council Chambers.
NAME Present Absent
Lee Turner, Chairperson ~
Hollie MacKellar V
Ha rry Kohler v
John Worsham v
Jay Robinson ✓
Clarice Hall-Black v
Rebecca Bryant ✓
Erik Cortinas ✓
Anil Vira, Chairperson v---
Cathy Slagle -Vice Chair v
Frank Lamia ✓
Donna Cook \.;""'""
Ryan Baker v
David Martin -Alternate I v
Bryan Flowers -Alternate II v"'
Chri s Williams , City Attorney ✓
Mike Jeffries , Development Services Manager ✓
Hunter Simmons , Planning and Zoning Manager ✓
Cindy Beaudreau, Secretary ✓
M ichelle Melton, Planner v
Sherry Sullivan ✓
Lisa Hanks ✓
Kevin G. Boone v
Jack Burrell ..,,,,,,,
Jimmy Conyers ✓
Corey Martin V
Jay Robinson ✓
Marcus McDowell , City Attorney V
Chris Ambron, GIS Supervisor V
Gina Burns, Planning Technician V
Onnand P . Thompson III , Thomas Hospital ✓
Dennis Summerford , Thomas Hospital ✓
Mark Nix, Thomas Hospital ✓
Chairman Turner called the meeting to order at ____ PM
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Article V Section G
Spec ia l Di stri cts TR -T o uri sm Res ort Di stri c t
C ity 's Pl annin g a nd Building Dire cto r to ac t o n hi s or he r be ha lf shall de te rmin e that th e inte nd e d use o f
th e impro ve m ents is a "P e rmitted Use" (a s d efin ed in thi s TR Dis tri c t zoning c las sifi ca ti o n) and sa ti sfi es
th e dim ens io nal sta ndard s w ithin th e a ppli ca bl e D eve lo pme nt Zone of su c h TR Di str ic t as set forth in th e
approve d Applicati o n for suc h TR Di strict , th en a building pe rmit sha ll be iss u ed for su ch improvem e nt s .
14. Changes to Ordinance -Fo llowin g th e C ity's a pprova l of a n A ppli cati on for TR Di strict zo ning, no
subse qu e ntl y adopted a mendme nt s to or modificati on s of th e Z o nin g Ordina nc e (including subsequ e nt
modifi ca tion s to th is TR Di stri ct zoning c la ss ificati o n), no a me ndme nts to or modifi c ati ons of th e C ity 's
Subdi vis ion R egulati on s and no oth e r ordinances ado pted by th e C ity w hi c h a lt er , ch ange, m odify o r a m end
a ny o f th e m atters set fo rth in thi s Ordinan ce or whi c h a re se t fo rth in th e appro ved Appli ca ti o n for TR
Di strict zoning s hall be effecti ve w ith res pect to th e rea l pro p e rty d escrib ed in su ch appro ve d A pplicati o n
fo r TR D is tri c t zoning .
15. Utilities -All utility lines w ithin a TR Di s tri ct s hall be located unde rg round.
16. Signage -All s ignage wi th in th e TR Di stri c t sha ll co mpl y w ith th e C ity 's s ign age regul a ti o ns se t forth in th e
Zoning Ordinance in effect as of Ja nu a ry 1,2010 .
H. MO-Medical Overlay District
l. Intent -Th e intent of th e M edic a l Ove rla y (MO) Di stri c t is to es ta bli s h and pro v id e for th e log ica l exp ans io n
of me dical office ne ed s to acco mmodate th e gro w in g community a nd region . M edical uses vary in nee d and
imp a cts on th e co mmuni ty . Th e MO Di strict is a lso inte nd e d to establi s h and accommodate hi ghl y-
sp ec ia li zed , uniqu e u ses and deve lopme nt typ es re lated to th e me di c al fi e ld and to accommodate additional
sp ec ia li zed nee d s and g ro wth of th e m edi ca l fi e ld and co mmun ity . It is th e ex press intent of th is MO di stri c t
surro undin g th e ex istin g med ica l ce nte r to be as gen e rou s as poss ibl e in p e m1itte d u ses w hil e at th e sam e tim e
mai nta ining a cl ean , attracti ve co mmunity th a t prov id es a n ex tens io n of th e medi ca l offi ce nee d s fo r m edi c al
pra c ti ces and appropri ate fa c iliti es for th e m edi cal communi ty it se rves . Prope rty lo cate d within th e MO
Di stri c t is pe rmitted th e use a ll owed by ri ght o f th e unde rl y in g zonin g di stri ct. Th e pro v is io ns re la tin g to
noncon fo rmiti es in Arti c le VII of th e Zoning Ordinance sha ll apply to a ll prop e rti es w ithin thi s MO Di stri c t.
2. Location -By v irtue o f its loca ti o n to a n ex istin g m edi ca l center (Tho mas Ho spita l), it is inte nd ed th at thi s
d is tri ct be a llowe d for futur e ex p a ns io n to th e fo llo w in g bound a ri es : North to p arcel s abuttin g th e south s id e
of Morphy Ave nu e, South to tho se parce ls th a t a re in th e C ity of Fa irhop e abuttin g th e no rth s id e o f Gree no
La ne , Ea st to parce ls a butting th e west s id e of Gre eno R oa d, a nd W est to parce ls abutting th e east s ide o f
South Ing les id e Street.
3. District Classification -Th e fo ll owin g ove rl ay di stri c t is he re by es tabli s he d : M edic a l Ove rl ay Di strict-MO .
Uses and sta nd a rd s allo we d in thi s di stri ct shall be a s foll ows:
A. Permitted Uses: Th e fo ll owin g uses a nd stru ctures a re pe rmitte d in thi s di stri c t:
( 1) M edic a l offi c es
(2) Hospita ls and nurs in g ho mes
(3) Medi ca l and d enta l clini cs
(4) Laboratories for medi ca l a nd d enta l uses
(5) Funeral homes
(6) Animal hospita ls, p rov id e d th e boarding of animal s occurs in c ompl ete ly e nclo se d buildin gs
(7) C hild a nd adult d ay ca re fac iliti es and g roup ho me fac iliti es
(8 ) A dult congre gate li v in g fac iliti es
(9 ) He li stop in c onjun cti on w ith ho spita ls
( 1 0) Em e rg en cy se rvic es
( 11) Parking structures
(12) Co ll eges and uni ve rs iti es
F AIRHOPE ZON IN G ORDINANCE 62
Article V Section H.
Special Di str icts Medical Ove rla y Di stri ct
(3) No building o r portion of a building vis ibl e from a public stree t or ri g ht of way shall be exposed meta l.
A fa9ade of some type or material shall be used to vis ua ll y sc ree n th e metal from th e public str ee t or
ri g ht of way.
I. HTD -Highway Transitional District
1. Intent -The specia l stand ards listed in this sec tion for th e highway tran s ition a l di strict are intended to:
• Provide an alternative to properties a lo ng sta te hi ghways within the City of Fairhope th at are beyond the area
of influence of th e Village Nodes a nd Co mm erc ial Nodes as co nt empl ated by the C ity of Fairhope
Comprehens ive Pl an .
• Provide deve lopm ent opportun iti es co ns iste nt w ith th e City's v isio n for co mm erc ia l corridors to bett er se rve
co mmuni ty nee ds .
• U nlik e other di stricts w ithin this sec ti o n, th e HTD is not an overlay di stri ct and do es not affect any prop erty
owners, oth er than th ose who vo luntaril y apply for rezon in g to this district.
2 . Size -Lots sha ll be a minimu m of 20 ,000 s. f. and under 3 acres.
3. Use -Uses fo r the HTD are listed in Table 3-1: Use Ta bl e. Rezoning to HTD may be conditioned so that uses
permitted on appeal require a si te p lan.
4. Location -E li g ibl e lot s must have minimum of I 00 feet on one side fronting th e ri ght s-of-way ofU.S H ighway
98, Alabama Hi ghway I 04, or A laba ma Hi ghway 18 1 and lie within th e Co rporate Juri sdiction of the C ity of
Fai rhop e .
5. Dimension Standards -
a . Lot frontage sha ll be adjacent to the hi ghway .
b. Se tb acks
i.Front Setback shall be 20 '.
ii .Rea r Setback s hall be 20'.
iii .S id e se tb acks shall be IO'.
c . Bui ldin g H eight
1. Maximum H eight is 30'.
11. A mi xed-use bu ild in g may ha ve a heig ht of 35 ' if it contai ns both res id ential and commercia l space .
Th e res id enti a l us must make up at leas t 33% of th e total are a of the buildin g and th e located on th e
seco nd and/or third floor , and reta il or office space must make up at leas t 50% of the total area of the
building and be located o n ground and/or second floor.
d . Parking
i .Parking s hall be located behind th e front building line.
e . A ny freestanding s in gle-use or tenant retail building s ha ll not have a bui ld ing footprint larger than 8,000
square feet.
f. A ll land s w ithin twenty (20) feet of th e boundari es of U.S. Highway 98 , A labama Hi ghway l 04 , and
Alabama Hi ghway 181 with in the corporate limits of th e City of Fairhope are required to be reserved by
owners or de ve lopers of suc h lands as greenspace and tree protection zo nes. Th e required gree nspace ma y
include land as required by the front se tba ck.
1. Wh ere no vegetation, oth er than grass ex ists, new land scap ing and pla ntings shall be in sta ll ed at tim e
of deve lopm ent wit hin th e 20-foot strip th at meet the requ ir ements of th e City of Fairhope Tree
Ord in anc e and receives approva l by th e C ity H orti c ulturi st; otherwise the land may be left in it s natura l
state and enhanced with the addition of tree s and shrub s .
g. Any future rezoning to HTD may be co nd ition ed so that th e goa ls and intent of th e Comprehensive Plan and
Article V ., Section I. I . of the Zon in g Ordinance are achieved.
h . For th e purposes of Article TV , Section B.2.b. and the screeni ng requirements of th e C ity of Fairhop e Tree
Ordinance, th e Hi g hw ay Transitional Di stri ct shall be co ns id ered commercial/business regard less of u se.
F A IRHOPE ZON I NG OR.DI NANCE 64
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