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Commission approves cul-de-sac variance and concept plan for South Wind Phase 5 after staff finds topography limits connections

3048674 · April 15, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved a variance allowing a cul-de-sac to exceed the 700-foot typical limit at 414 Callaway Road Extension and recommended the related concept plan for the 70-lot South Wind Phase 5 development; staff cited topography and state waters as reasons a connection stub to adjacent property was not feasible.

The Columbia County Planning Commission approved a variance to allow a cul-de-sac length well in excess of the 700-foot county standard and recommended approval of the related concept plan for South Wind Phase 5, a proposed 70-lot single-family subdivision off Callaway Road Extension.

What staff found: Planning staff explained the cul-de-sac would be just under 2,000 feet on the concept plan and that connecting to the adjacent South Wind 4 parcel was infeasible because earlier approvals and the site’s…

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