Planning board grants two variances amid contested access case; denies request to place construction trailer in buffer

Apr 16, 2025

The board approved a variance allowing a taller accessory building at 114 Cypress Drive and a separate variance to record a 15-foot access easement in lieu of the standard 60-foot requirement amid objections from neighbors; it denied a request to place a mobile office in a stormwater/buffer area for a Goshen-area apartment project.

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The Effingham County Board of Commissioners handled several planning and zoning items April 15, approving a pair of variances but denying a separate request to place a construction trailer within a required buffer near a day-care facility.

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