HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1332ORDINANCE NO. 1332
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1253
KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA as follows:
The ordinance known as the Zoning Ordinance (No. 1253), adopted 27 June 2005, together with the
Zoning Map of the City of Fairhope, be and the same hereby is changed and altered in respect to that
certain property described below:
After the appropriate public notice and hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of
Fairhope, Alabama has forwarded a favorable recommendations.
Article III
Section C. Dimension Standards
Table 3-2: Dimension Table — Lots and Principle Structures
• Added Allowed Units Per Acre (UPA) to Minimum Lot Area Column for each
zoning district.
• R-4 — 10,500 s.f. for two dwelling units plus 6,500 s.f. for each additional unit/7
UPA
• R-5 — 10,500 s.f. for two dwelling units plus 4,100 s.f. for each additional
unit/10 UPA
Article IV
Section B. Screening, Lighting and Landscape Material
2. Screening
• b. In any district where a commercial/industrial use abuts a residential use,
screening/buffering shall be required. Acceptable screening/buffering shall
include a wall or fence of solid appearance, or tight evergreen hedge not less
than six feet (6') in height and a twenty foot (201) landscaped buffer
containing at least one (1) overstory tree and five (5) shrubs per every
twenty-five linear feet (25').
3. Parking Lot/Open Area Lighting
• Parking lots with 50 or fewer spaces and open area requiring lighting for general
purposes shall have light poles that do not exceed 10 feet overall height.
Parking lots having more than 50 spaces shall have light poles that do not
exceed 20 feet overall height. Luminaries of a sharp cut off design to shield
light source above 72 degrees from vertical and providing 1.0 average
maintained foot-candles with the following uniformity ratios: 3:1
average/minimum * (.33 FC minimum), 12:1 maximum/minimum * (4.0 FC
maximum) are required in all cases. Public facilities such as lighted ball fields
are excluded. A photometric grid shall be furnished by developer at time of
building permit application.
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Article V
Section B. CBD — Central Business District
5. Fencing
• e. Sidewalks shall be a minimum of eight feet (81) in width for all new
construction.
Article IX
Section C. Defined Terms
Family - Deleted — One (1) or more persons occupying a single dwelling unit
and using common cooking facilities, provided that, unless all members are
related by blood, adoption or marriage, no such family shall contain over five
(5) persons but that such family may also included gratuitous guests and
servants in addition.
Severability Clause - if any part, section of subdivision of this ordinance shall be held
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such holding shall not be construed to
invalidate or impair the remainder of this ordinance, which shall continue in full force
and effect notwithstanding such holding.
Effective Date — This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its due adoption
and publication as required by law.
Adopted and approved this 25"'
Attest:
Geniece Johnson, Cityglerk
day of June , 2007.