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Cherokee County denies variance for 4,000-sq.-ft. accessory building in Hickory Flat
Summary
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners unanimously denied a variance request that would have allowed a single 4,000-square-foot metal accessory structure on a roughly 7.84-acre property on Hickory Flat Highway, finding the proposed size would conflict with the county zoning ordinance and the prior Zoning Board of Appeals decision.
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to deny a variance request that would have permitted a single 4,000-square-foot accessory building behind a home at 9,995 Hickory Flat Highway.
The decision on the appeal of Zoning Board of Appeals Case No. 205846 came after a public hearing in which the applicant, Adam Westerby, said he sought to combine two permitted accessory structures into one larger building to store vehicles, tools and equipment. Westerby said much of his equipment is currently kept outdoors and that a single building would reduce property disturbance and protect those items from weather and wildlife damage.
“I'm kind of trying to combine into one building instead of two…
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