Natchez &8212; Aldermen are set to hear public comment Tuesday on a zoning change that could help pave the way for a blufftop condo development.

That&8217;s despite the fact that the Planning Commission has recommended the board not make a final vote until after a November meeting on possible design changes to the complex.

Preservationists and locals have said the $19 million condo complex developers Edward Worley and Larry L. Brown Jr. propose for the site &8212; with more than 53 units, standing five stories tall &8212; doesn&8217;t fit in with the character of the surrounding buildings and isn&8217;t in keeping with Natchez&8217;s preservation ordinance or design guidelines.

City officials have said that such a development is needed to help boost Natchez&8217;s struggling economy and act as a catalyst for further development along the riverfront.

Natchez resident Paris Winn said he plans to be at the Tuesday public hearing and expects it to be a crowded gathering, with residents for and against the change showing up.

&8220;My main concern is that I don&8217;t want the city of Natchez blocked by buildings from its view of the river,&8221; Winn said.

Besides the height issue, Winn said he&8217;s also concerned that the condos, as they&8217;re now designed, don&8217;t fit in with the historic character of the area.

He also hopes the complex doesn&8217;t create a domino effect, with other developments springing up and taking over the whole bluff area.

Meanwhile, the Planning Commission hasn&8217;t approved or denied site plans for the Worley-Brown condos yet.

Instead, they&8217;ve tabled the issue to allow Worley, Brown and their architects more time to work out, in meetings with architects hired by the Historic Natchez Foundation, design changes that would help the complex fit the city&8217;s preservation rules.

But last month, aldermen voted to raise the height limit for buildings in the city&8217;s waterfront district from 38 to 75 feet, a zoning change that would allow for the condo development.

A day later, aldermen changed that vote to reflect that a public hearing still had to be held and that the Planning Commission still had to give its recommendation on the issue.

On Oct. 17, the commission gave that recommendation &8212; that aldermen wait to make their decision until after the Nov. 7-8 design meeting with the Historic Natchez Foundation.

Mayor Phillip West attended the commission meeting and said it&8217;s doubtful that aldermen, who voted unanimously to change the height limits, will change their minds.

But the public will have its chance Tuesday, in the Board of Aldermen&8217;s regular meeting, to voice its opinion.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the council chambers across Pearl Street from City Hall.