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Planning commission defers Toscana Drive annexation after residents cite density, water and traffic concerns
Summary
The commission deferred action on a request to annex and zone a parcel along Toscana Drive to NC 6.3 after multiple residents and the homeowners association raised concerns about water pressure, buffers and the proposal’s potential density; developer and staff agreed to continue talks.
The Florence City Planning Commission deferred a request to annex and zone a portion of a parcel on Toscana Drive to NC 6.3 after a series of residents’ comments and questions about density, water pressure, stormwater and neighborhood character.
The item before the commission was a request to annex a front portion of a county parcel at West Palmetto and Toscana Drive that the applicant said is intended for townhouse development. Staff said the annexation would move the parcel from county jurisdiction into the city and apply NC 6.3 zoning, which permits townhouses and other residential forms under city standards.
Homeowners from the adjacent Villa Toscana subdivision spoke in opposition or with…
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