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Commission approves R‑20 conservation rezoning for Woodstock Road site; conservation variances denied
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning to R‑20 conservation for a 33.88‑acre site on Woodstock Road (46 lots, 1.35 units/acre), voting 7-1 for rezoning while separately recommending denial of several conservation variances that would have allowed lots to encroach into stream buffers and floodplain.
The Cherokee County Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning 33.88 acres at 6380 and 6390 Woodstock Road from R‑40 to an R‑20 conservation subdivision, approving the rezoning 7-1. The site was proposed for a 46‑lot conservation subdivision at an overall density of 1.35 units per acre.
Why it matters: Staff and the applicant framed the request as a conservation design that concentrates lots in a smaller buildable footprint to preserve stream corridors (Kellogg Creek) and channel disturbance. Applicant representatives asked for several concurrent variances to allow grading of green space strips, reduce access strip widths and permit some lots to encroach into primary conservation areas, including stream buffers and…
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