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Planning commission approves annexation and rezoning for townhouses at Descana Drive and West Palmetto Street
Summary
At its April meeting the Florence City Planning Commission voted to approve a developer’s request to subdivide roughly 1.3 acres at Descana Drive and West Palmetto Street, annex that parcel into the city and zone it NC 6.3 for a townhouse project after debate over density and buffers.
The Florence City Planning Commission on an April evening approved a request to subdivide and annex slightly more than 1 acre at the corner of Descana Drive and West Palmetto Street and to zone the parcel NC 6.3 to allow construction of townhouses.
Commissioners voted to approve the developer’s application by a show of hands; the chair recorded four votes in favor and two opposed. The chair of the meeting recused themself from this item because of a disclosed company involvement; Dr. Lawhorn served as acting chair for the item.
Staff told the commission the proposal would split off the northern roughly 1.3-acre portion of a larger shopping-center lot, annex it to Florence City,…
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