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Planning commission approves annexation and NC-6.3 rezoning for 1.3-acre Desconda Drive site

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Summary

The Florence City Planning Commission approved annexation and rezoning of roughly 1.3 acres at Desconda Drive and West Palmetto Street to NC-6.3 for a townhouse project, despite neighborhood objections and a commissioner recusal.

The Florence City Planning Commission approved annexation and rezoning of a roughly 1.3-acre parcel at the corner of Desconda Drive and West Palmetto Street to NC-6.3 for construction of townhouses.

The decision matters because the site is currently unzoned in the county and, if it remained in county jurisdiction, could be developed under less restrictive rules. Planning staff said annexation and the NC-6.3 designation would limit the range and density of uses the owner could pursue within the city.

Planning staff described the request as subdivision and annexation of the northern portion of the home-center shopping-center parcel with the intent…

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