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Planning commission defers decision on annexation and NC 6.3 zoning for parcel on Toscana Drive after residents raise concerns
Summary
Commissioners deferred a recommendation on annexation and NC 6.3 zoning for a parcel on Toscana Drive after extensive public comment from Villa Toscana residents concerned about density, water pressure, buffers and neighborhood character; developer and residents were asked to meet and report back next month.
The Florence City Planning Commission deferred action on a request to annex and zone a portion of a parcel along Toscana Drive to NC 6.3 after residents of the adjacent Villa Toscana neighborhood raised concerns about density, water pressure, buffering and neighborhood character.
Planning staff presented the proposal: the applicant seeks annexation of a front portion of a parcel adjacent to the Villa Toscana subdivision and zoning to NC 6.3 (a district that permits townhouses and conditionally allows multifamily). Staff said the property’s current county status is unzoned and that annexation would subject the parcel to Florence City development standards, buffers and landscaping. The…
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