Zoning Update Public Workshop Announced for July 28

July 16, 2026 — Opelika, Alabama

The City of Opelika has scheduled a public workshop on July 28 as part of its ongoing Smart Growth Matters initiative. The workshop is operating under the city’s one-year residential development moratorium (May 2026–April 2027), which pauses new entitlements including rezonings and planned unit developments while the city evaluates its zoning ordinances and growth management strategies.

Residents and stakeholders will have an opportunity to provide input on the city’s development plans. Details about the workshop time and location are available on the City of Opelika website.

Source: City of Opelika / NewsBreak

From the Opelika Weekly News Digest — July 14–19, 2026 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News

Author: Jerry Katz

Jerry Katz is the creator of Opelika Daily News. A former broadcaster, he has been writing about Opelika for more than twenty years — first as a blogger, now as the one-person newsroom behind this site. He curates the region's local news daily, writes the Katz Ramblings column and the weekly From the Archives look-back, and maintains an archive of more than 3,200 posts reaching back to 2002. He lives in Opelika. Reach him at jerry@opelikadailynews.com.

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