Fairhope ‘big box’ zoning rejected

City planning officials denied a developer’s request Monday that would have opened the way for a 46,000-square-foot, “big box” grocery store at the so-called Triangle property where Section Street meets U.S. 98.

The decision by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission followed nearly two hours of comments from city residents, a clear majority of whom opposed granting the developer’s request for an exception to the city’s present cap of 30,000 square feet for any grocery store or retailer.

Fairhope ‘big box’ zoning rejected