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Berkeley County planning commission defers waiver request for Edisto Drive subdivision
Summary
The planning commission deferred a request to waive paving requirements that would allow creation of a new lot on Edisto Drive, citing missing written maintenance agreements and a lack of notice to neighboring property owners.
Berkeley County Planning Commission on Aug. 26 deferred a request by Legia Esperanza Guerrero Gallo to waive private-road paving requirements in section 59-45 of Berkeley County’s land development and subdivision regulations so the applicant could subdivide a 7.6-acre parcel along Edisto Drive to create an additional 1.84-acre lot.
The waiver would have exempted the applicant from paving roughly 1,285 linear feet of Edisto Drive from Highway 52 to the proposed new access point. Planning Department staff told the commission that Edisto Drive is a privately maintained, unpaved road serving about 21 existing lots; creating the additional lot would increase that total to 22 and trigger the county’s paving standard unless relief is granted.
Planning Department staff summarized the technical requirements in the county code, including documentation that a maintenance regime is in place, recorded covenants or…
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