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Florence City BZA denies variance to subdivide lot behind 814 Sherrill Drive

2661835 · February 27, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request to subdivide the rear of a corner parcel at 814 Sherrill Drive after neighbors raised concerns about density, infrastructure and precedent. The board found the request inconsistent with the Unified Development Ordinance’s minimum-lot requirements.

The Florence City Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request to subdivide a parcel behind 814 Sherrill Drive, rejecting a variance that would have created a 7,196-square-foot lot for a new single-family house while leaving the remainder at about 9,825 square feet.

City planning staff told the board the parcel sits at the intersection of Sherrill Drive and Langston Avenue in the NC-10 zoning district and is currently occupied by a nonconforming duplex. Staff said the NC-10 rules require new lots to be at least 10,000 square feet with an 80-foot street frontage, and that the applicant’s proposed new lot would fall short of that…

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