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An Ordinance Amending the City of Foley Zoning Ordinance - PDD
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WHEREAS, the City of Foley, Alabama, adopted Ordinance No. 387-87 on June 15, 1987, ordaining a new Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map for the City of Foley which has subsequently been amended, and
WHEREAS, the City of Foley Planning Commission has recommended changes within the current Zoning Ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Foley deems it necessary, for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the City to amend said Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, all requirements to the laws of the State of Alabama, with regard to the preparation of the report of the Foley Planning Commission and subsequent action of the City Council have been met,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOLEY, ALABAMA while in regular session accepted the following changes:
Zoning Ordinance Proposed Amendment:
21.5.1 PDD - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
A. Purpose: The purpose of the Planned Development District is to achieve more flexibility and orderly mixed use developments in a unified development than would be possible through the strict application of the existing business and commercial zoning districts.
This district is intended to encourage innovative development that is integrated with adjacent land uses through the zoning approval process.
B. The PDD should be located to assure maximum compatibility with neighboring developments. It is the intent of the regulations to encourage a mixed use development approach in appropriate locations identified in the Comprehensive Plan. A mixture of uses should be functionally and physically integrated with a pedestrian scale and orientation and the economical provision of utilities with open space preservation objectives, through the utilization of an overall planned design.
Planned Development Districts should be loca...
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