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A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Foley, Alabama, Granting The Request For A Waiver From The Moratorium For The Property Located At Southwest Corner Of Springsteen Lane And Bender Road
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WHEREAS, the Hall Group, LLC (“Hall Group”) has been in the process of obtaining various development permits from the City of Foley for its project, The Grove at Foley Beach Apartments (hereinafter the “Project”);
WHEREAS, the Project is situated at the southwest corner of Springsteen Lane and Bender Road within the municipal limits of the City of Foley;
WHEREAS, the property consists of nineteen (19) acres and is zoned R-3 (residential multifamily);
WHEREAS, The Hall Group entered into a contract on October 4, 2024, to purchase the property and develop it as residential multifamily with the benefit of the Workforce Housing Tax Credit, a pilot program of the Alabama Housing Finance Authority;
WHEREAS, the Hall Group verified the zoning with the City of Foley on December 11, 2024;
WHEREAS, the Hall Group applied for the Workforce Housing Tax Credit on January 7, 2025, and received a Notice of Award on March 27, 2025, for this Project and said award is site specific;
WHEREAS, throughout February, March and April, 2025, the Hall Group met with various City of Foley representatives and other professionals in order to finalize the site plan prior to applying to the Planning Commission for Site Plan Approval for the Project;
WHEREAS, the City of Foley passed Ordinance Number 25-2017 (the “moratorium”) on May 5, 2025, and said ordinance placed a moratorium on certain land use approvals for residential, mixed use and similar developments;
WHEREAS, paragraph 5 of Ord. No. 25-2017 provides a process by which a developer may request a waiver from the temporary suspension imposed by the ordinance;
WHEREAS, the Hall Group failed to submit an application to the Planning Commission for Site Plan Approval prior to the implementation of the moratorium;
WHEREAS, the Hal...
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