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Board approves micro school, sign variance and two residential care special exceptions
Summary
At its Sept. 4 meeting the City of Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals approved special exceptions for a micro school, a library sign variance, a residential care facility for adult women, and an intake/assessment facility for children, all subject to staff conditions.
COLUMBIA, S.C. 27 The City of Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals on Sept. 4 approved multiple special exceptions and a sign-variance request, clearing four items moved from the consent agenda to the regular docket.
Key votes at the meeting:
- 1433 Gregg Street (special exception): Approved a request to establish a micro school (Open Learning Academy pilot) serving elementary-age special-needs students in an existing MU-1 building. Applicant Virginia Wells said the program would open with two classes of roughly six to eight students and that the building would remain intact while a small playground would be added. The board approved the special exception subject to staff comments.
- 1431 Assembly Street (temporary sign variance): Approved a variance to increase the maximum display area for temporary signage at Richland Library. Keosha Boyles, marketing and communications director for Richland Library, said the increased…
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