A special called meeting of the Mobile Planning Commission was held on July 16, 2026, at 1 p.m. The commission processed a record 33 agenda items, including subdivisions, rezonings, modifications, and sidewalk waivers. The meeting began with an amendment to the operating rules to allow deliberation immediately after each public hearing, which was unanimously approved.
Meeting adjourned.
We're good on a quorum for the rest. Good afternoon and welcome to the Mobile Planning Commission for July 16th. Special called time meeting at 1 p.m. as opposed to 2 p.m. I'd like to take a moment to review our general operating procedures. Please take note that these procedures have the potential to change at the beginning of this meeting due to an amendment. Our meeting is typically divided into two sessions, public hearing and deliberation. This rule would stay the same. The public hearing session agenda item would be called. An applicant makes their presentation. Commission members ask questions if any members of the public make their comments to the commission. Only four people may speak for an agenda item and four people against. Each speaker is limited to five minutes, subject to questions by the commission. At one minute, a speaker will hear a warning beep asking you to summarize your comments in that final amendment. After opposition speakers have spoken on an agenda item, the original applicant does have a two-minute rebuttal period. If you do intend to speak, we ask that you come to the podium at the bottom of the stairs. Speak into the microphone. Do provide your name and address for the record. Direct all your comments to the commission only and not to the applicant, the staff, or the audience. After we hear an application, the commission would then go into deliberation in which we discuss each application with input from the staff as necessary, but with no input from the audience. We would then vote on each application. The results of that voting can be learned from the planning department if you're not here in attendance. If issues arise during deliberation that were not addressed during public hearing, we have the discretion to allow additional comments pertaining to those issues in order to resolve them or call for the application to be held over for discussion at a future meeting. Occasionally there will be a commissioner may recuse themselves from discussing and voting on a given application. That does not mean they are directly involved with the application or the applicant. However, depending on the circumstances, ethical rules may require the recusal, even if there is only the slightest appearance of a conflict of interest. If a regular member recuses, we will have a supernumerary vote in their stead if needed. The planning commission makes final decisions on subdivisions with appeals of those decisions to the circuit court. The planning commission is strictly a recommending body for rezonings, conditional use permits, and planned developments. The city council makes the final decision on these applications, and all appeals of the city council decisions are to the circuit court. At this time, do me a favor and turn off your cell phones or turn them to vibrate or silent mode. Uh any devices, please. If you do end up having to take a call, we understand this meeting could run long. We ask that you exit the doors you will be let back in. Commissioners and staff, please turn on your microphones when speaking. At this time, I'll call the roll. Myself, Jay Stubbs present, Mr. Kirk Mate, Mr. Jennifer Denson, Mr. Harry Brislin. Here, Mr. Larry Dorsey. Here, Mr. Chad Anderson, Mr. Matt Anderson, Mr. Nick Amberger. Here, Mr. Josh Woods, Mr. Kenny Nichols, here, and Miss Ellie Edwards. We do have a quorum.