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Planning panel recommends denial of Pea Ridge subdivision rezoning after community questions
Summary
The Cherokee County Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend denial of a rezoning request for a proposed Pea Ridge subdivision after questions about variances, infrastructure and community impacts and a public plea to delay the matter for further study.
The Cherokee County Planning Commission on an advisory vote recommended denial of a rezoning and variance package for a proposed subdivision on Pea Ridge Road, voting 7-0 to recommend denial.
The developer told the commission the project would provide sewer service to the Charlie Ferguson Community Center, donate one acre for a neighborhood park and grant additional right of way to create a 50-foot Pea Ridge Road frontage. The applicant also pledged a payment to the Cherokee County School District of $1,000 per lot; a speaker at the hearing said that would total roughly $215,000.
Why it matters: The proposal included six separate variance requests tied to stream buffers, internal…
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