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Florence Board of Zoning Appeals OKs 7-foot side-setback variance for Oak Bend Lane pool
Summary
The Florence City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance to allow a homeowner to place a swimming pool three feet from the side property line at 1052 Oak Bend Lane, finding the pool would not be in the floodplain and would be screened by a six-foot privacy fence.
The Florence City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance Thursday to let a homeowner install a swimming pool three feet from the side property line at 1052 Oak Bend Lane.
City planning staff told the board the property—listed as tax map number 07510-01-001 and zoned NC-10 (Neighborhood Conservation 10)—is constrained by floodplain boundaries, a carport attached to the house and a detached garage, and that strict adherence to the ordinance would prevent placement of a pool on the lot.
During a staff presentation, Derek (city staff) showed aerial photos and floodplain mapping, and said the proposed pool location would be outside the 100- and 500-year floodplain. "They are keeping it out of the 500 year flood plain where no…
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