Orange Beach, Ala. — (OBA) —  A residential expansion near The Wharf is nearing completion as city planners prepare to review final subdivision plans for 142 new lots in the Margaritaville development. The multi-phase project marks a significant step in the ongoing revitalization and stewardship of brownfield and resort-adjacent land along Brown Lane and Margaritaville Way.

The Orange Beach Planning Commission will hold its regular meeting on Nov. 09, 2026, at 4 PM in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 4099 Orange Beach Boulevard.

The commission will review two subdivision requests from Sawgrass Consulting, acting on behalf of The Wharf Landing. The Wharf Landing Residential District Planned Unit Development seeks final plat approval for Phase 1, with 116 residential lots, and for Phase 2, with 26 residential lots.

If approved, the development will optimize resort housing capacity and connect neighborhood streetscapes directly to surrounding commercial hubs.

Developers are also seeking a conditional-use recommendation to build the Toy Chest Garage Condominium facility on Roscoe Road in the General Business district. The gated complex would include six storage structures and an on-site clubhouse for luxury recreational vehicles, boats, and personal items.

During the regular session, the commission will also consider:

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  Recommending sweeping zoning text amendments to Planned Unit Development requirements, intended to modernize review processes and standards across all future master-planned neighborhoods.
• Updating municipal standards for district density calculations, clarifying regulations on residential uses inside business districts, and instituting updated perimeter buffering rules between incompatible properties.
• Modernizing citywide sign ordinances to establish content-neutral categories, structured district dimensional tables, and clear illumination thresholds.
• A minor preliminary and final replat request by Lucido Engineering on behalf of Richard Cowan to adjust interior lot boundaries between two parcels on Caswell Lane.
• A request by Smith Clark & Associates on behalf of Ethan Williams to subdivide a single parcel back into two residential lots along Low Drive in Bear Point Estates.
• The annual election of commission officers to lead planning sessions for the upcoming calendar year.