HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1669ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, TO AMEND
ORDINANCE NOS. AND 1656 TO EXTEND MORATORIUM
ON THE FILING OF REZONING, SITE PLAN APPROVAL AND
MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY PROJECT APPLICATIONS WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama (the "City") adopted
Ordinance No. 1631 on December 20, 2018, which, among other things, imposed a
moratorium on acceptance of rezoning applications, site plan applications, and Multiple
Occupancy Project applications for all areas along the Greeno Road Corridor by the City of
Fairhope Planning Commission (the "Moratorium") for a period of time extending until
October 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama (the "City") adopted
Ordinance No. 1656 on September 9, 2019, which, among other things, extended a
moratorium on acceptance of rezoning applications, site plan applications, and Multiple
Occupancy Project applications for all areas along the Greeno Road Corridor by the City of
Fairhope Planning Commission (the "Moratorium") for a period of time extending until
December 31,2019; and
WHEREAS, the purposes of the Moratorium were to give the City the opportunity to
complete the Visual Preference Survey (VPS), consider the results of the same, to consider
and implement efforts to properly plan and manage the Greeno Road Corridor, including,
without limitation, amendments to the City's Zoning Ordinance and/or Subdivision
Regulations, or the enactment of new ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City has been pursuing these purposes with due diligence, including, but
not but limited to, by considering revisions to the Zoning Ordinance to implement a Greeno
Road Corridor Overlay and obtaining input from the public concerning the same, but has
been and will be unable to implement such measures within the current timeframe of the
Moratorium. Those efforts include the City's Planning Department developing draft
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to implement a Greeno Road Corridor Overlay, the
publication of such draft to the public, public discussion thereof at multiple meetings of the
City's Planning Commission, including a special meeting thereof, and the receipt of
substantial public input which, inter alia, encouraged the Planning Department and
Commission to take more time to receive further public input, study the matter, and further
develop the draft amendments based thereon, which the Planning Department and
Commission are now undertaking; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the extension of the Moratorium
hereinafter set forth will promote the general health, safety, and welfare of the City as a
whole.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Moratorium Extended. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1631 is hereby amended
so that the Moratorium is extended through and including May 1, 2020,
unless terminated sooner by action of the City Council. Except as provided
in this amending ordinance, all other provisions Ordinance No. 1631 and
Ordinance 1656 shall remain effective for the duration of the Moratorium as
herein extended.