The Baldwin County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a series of subdivision and site-plan requests during its Nov. 6 meeting, voting on a group of PUDs, variances, preliminary plats and commission site plans with the conditions recommended by staff.

Why it matters: The approvals create new buildable lots, allow proposed commercial development to proceed and grant limited variances that will govern what can be recorded and constructed. Several approvals are contingent on permits or technical items required before final plat recording or construction (for example, federal wetlands permits or title-notes).

Key actions and outcomes (motions, movers and recorded outcome):
- HCA25-03 (highway construction setback appeal for Fairhope 181 Marketplace): Motion to approve by Commissioner Baez; second by Commissioner Mullick; approved (vote recorded as aye). (topic provenance: introduced 00:14:58; approved 00:19:18)

- SV25-05 (subdivision variance for open-space, Fairhope 181 Marketplace): Motion to approve by Commissioner Vice; second by Commissioner Seibert; approved (aye). (introduced 00:16:02; approved 00:20:02)

- PUD24-14 and CSP24-40 (Fairhope 181 Marketplace planned unit development and commission site plan): Motion to approve by Commissioner Baez; second by Commissioner Mullick; approved (aye). (introduced 00:14:58; approved 00:20:24)

- SV25-20 and SC25-44 (Lillian Acres flag-lot variance and related subdivision): SV25-20 (flag-width variance) was denied (motion to deny by Commissioner Mullick; second by Commissioner Baez; vote recorded as aye to deny). The related subdivision application SC25-44 was withdrawn by the applicants and the commission accepted the withdrawal. (topic provenance: introduced 00:33:53; variance denied 01:19:55; withdrawal accepted 01:30:00)

- SV25-22 (variance for remnant parcel, Price Grubbs Subdivision): Motion to approve by Commissioner Mullick; second by Commissioner Seibert; approved (aye). (introduced 01:32:36; approved 01:36:21)

- SC25-49 (Price Grubbs preliminary plat, nine lots): Motion to approve by Commissioner Mullins; second by Commissioner Seibert; approved (aye) subject to staff conditions and notation on the final plat that the remnant parcel was approved by variance. (introduced 01:32:36; approved 01:36:21)

- SPP24-26 (Rolling Hills Estates West preliminary plat): Motion to approve by Commissioner Vice; second by Commissioner Seibert; approved (aye) subject to staff conditions including required federal permits and floodland permits prior to recording. (introduced 01:43:00; approved 01:50:18)

- SPP24-27 (BFLC Rolling Hills Estates, 36-lot preliminary plat): Motion to approve by Commissioner Vice; second by Commissioner Fletcher; approved (aye) subject to staff conditions. Staff and public commenters noted an outstanding circuit-court appeal concerning a not-yet-delineated condemnation easement (case 20239014227) that could affect access in the future; commission approval required several pre-recording actions. (introduced 01:51:49; approved 02:24:06)

- SPP25-28 (Summer Grove South preliminary plat, six residential lots): Motion to approve by Commissioner Scribe; second by Commissioner Mullins; approved (aye) subject to staff conditions. County staff explained concurrent transportation projects to address traffic impacts; developers will pay fair share for intersection improvements. (introduced 02:28:27; approved 03:00:50)

- SRP25-18 (Casa Marsh replat, lot-line move to create four lots of record): Motion to approve by Commissioner Mullins; second by Commissioner Fletcher; approved (aye) subject to staff conditions. (introduced 03:05:01; approved 03:10:30)

- SV25-23 (PUD open-space variance for Opash Island Road storage expansion): Motion to approve by Commissioner Seibert; second by Commissioner Bice; approved (aye). Staff noted landscaping buffers and public comments to be addressed during construction. (introduced 03:10:30; approved 03:16:30)

- CSP25-31 (Teresa Drive office-warehouse, Commission Site Plan): Motion to approve by Commissioner Mullins; second by Commissioner Seibert; approved (aye) subject to staff conditions. (introduced 03:16:30; approved 03:25:12)

- CSP25-39 (Saint Michael’s site plan for an accessory/concession/training building): Motion to approve by Commissioner Baez; second by Commissioner Moul; approved (aye). Applicant confirmed that athletic fields will return for separate approval. (introduced 03:25:12; approved 03:34:22)

- 2025 Annual calendar for Commission meetings: Motion to approve; seconded and approved (aye).

Votes at the meeting were procedural in form: for many motions the commission voice-voted “Aye,” with the chairman also recorded as voting in favor. Where a specific recorded roll-call was required the staff noted it; otherwise the minutes record the chair’s announcement of the result. When final recording of plats is required, staff conditions (title work, federal/state permits, required infrastructure or notation on final plat) were included in approvals.

Ending: Most approvals were subject to staff conditions and to required pre-recording items such as federal wetland permits or floodplain permit approvals. One variance (SV25-20) was denied and the related subdivision application was withdrawn by the applicants.