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Planning commission approves annexation and NC 6.3 zoning for South Irby Street parcel
Summary
Florence City Planning Commission approved annexation of a South Irby Street parcel into city limits and rezoning to NC 6.3 to allow construction of 13 townhome units; developer and staff said utilities and inspections will be provided by the city.
Florence City Planning Commission approved annexation and rezoning on Oct. 1 for a parcel on South Irby Street, south of Rosemount Drive, to allow construction of townhomes.
Planning staff presented the request as an annexation into Florence City limits with a zoning designation of NC 6.3, which staff said permits townhouses and conforms with the city’s Neighborhood Conservation future land-use designation. The parcel currently contains a single-family house; the applicant said the plan is to replace that use with townhomes.
The applicant spoke at the public hearing and said the rezoning would provide a transition between a commercial automotive repair shop to the south and single-family housing to the north. Staff and the applicant told the commission that city water and sewer are available and that stormwater and engineering inspections would be conducted during construction. Utilities and internal infrastructure would remain private (developer or HOA) rather than owned by the city.
The commission opened the public hearing, heard from the applicant, closed the hearing and then voted to approve the annexation and zoning request, including the sketch-plan review that precedes construction plans. The transcript record shows the motion and a second were made and the chair called the vote; the commission approved the item on voice vote. The motion mover and second were not named on the record and a numerical tally was not specified in the transcript.
The annexation and rezoning clear the way for a subsequent development-plan submittal, in which staff said construction plans will be reviewed for compliance with the Unified Development Ordinance and inspections will be performed during construction.
Commission discussion recorded in the meeting focused on compatibility with neighboring uses and confirmation that the zoning classification supports townhomes. No formal conditions beyond the standard development-plan review were included in the recorded action.
Planning staff said a sketch plan for the townhomes will be returned to staff for detailed review and to move toward construction-plan approval.
