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Florence BZA denies request to subdivide rear yard at 814 Sherrill Drive
Summary
The Florence Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance request to create a 7,196-square-foot lot behind 814 Sherrill Drive in the NC-10 zoning district, after staff said the parcel would not meet the UDO minimum lot area and neighbors raised concerns about precedent, infrastructure and density.
The Florence Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday evening denied a variance request that would have allowed a new 7,196-square-foot parcel to be created from the rear yard of the property at 814 Sherrill Drive.
City staff told the board the parcel (Florence tax map number 90049-01-003), in the NC-10 zoning district, would not meet the Unified Development Ordinance requirement that new lots be at least 10,000 square feet and have 80 feet of street frontage. The applicant proposed subdividing the rear 80 feet of the lot to create a separate single-family home site; staff said the proposed new lot would total 7,196 square feet and the remaining parcel would be about 9,825 square feet.
The variance request drew opposition from several nearby residents who said allowing the split would set a precedent for subdividing deep corner lots across the neighborhood, increase density and…
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