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Cherokee County delays decision on rezoning, storage permit request at 624 North Rope Mill Road
Summary
The county planning commission held a public hearing on a request to rezone 624 North Rope Mill Road from R-40 to light industrial for RV/commercial parking and a special use permit for non–climate-controlled storage. Staff noted interjurisdictional concerns; the commission voted to postpone a recommendation pending input from Woodstock.
August 2025 — Cherokee County planning staff and the planning commission on Wednesday opened a public hearing on an application to rezone 624 North Rope Mill Road (District 3) from R-40 to light industrial to allow RV and commercial parking and to seek a special use permit for non–climate-controlled storage.
The request also includes multiple variances: reducing an undisturbed buffer adjacent to I‑575 from 75 feet to 25 feet; allowing tree canopy within stream and zoning buffers to count 100% toward site density instead of the 50% typical under county tree standards; eliminating required deceleration lanes at proposed driveways; reducing the front setback along Northrop Mill Road from 50 feet to 10 feet; allowing the storage facility to be only partially enclosed (not a continuous 6‑foot privacy fence); and…
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