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Planning commission unanimously recommends denial of proposed light‑industrial expansion on Chatham Drive
Summary
Commissioners recommended denial of Abbas Al Sayedee’s rezoning request to change portions of two parcels on Chatham Drive from R80 to R40 and LI after neighbors cited ongoing code‑compliance problems, topographic constraints for a required deceleration lane, heavy truck activity, and environmental and safety concerns.
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended denial of a rezoning application by Abbas Al Sayedee that would change approximately 1.874 acres from R80 to R40 and 5.106 acres from R80 to light industrial on Chatton (Chatham) Drive, and requested an exceptional variance to avoid building a deceleration lane.
Staff said the site lies in the rural places character area and is adjacent to county workplace center uses and an existing industrial park, but also noted natural constraints including streams with 75‑foot buffers and a requirement for a 50‑foot buffer adjacent to residentially zoned property. Staff…
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