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Commission corrects zoning condition, approves private gated streets for Bridgetown development
Summary
The Cherokee County Board modified a 2021 zoning condition to allow private gated streets in the 104‑lot Bridgetown subdivision and approved the developer’s request to use private streets; both actions carried unanimously.
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on March 18 voted unanimously to modify a prior zoning condition for the Bridgetown development and to approve private gated streets for the project.
The action corrected a stipulation recorded with the 2021 rezoning of the 73.79‑acre subdivision off Knox Bridge Highway (case listed in the record as Case Number 20Two-one-two) that had required public streets. County staff and the applicant said the listing of “public” was inadvertent and the project was intended from the outset to have private streets with a gated entrance. The board first voted to change the recorded wording from public streets to private gated streets and then separately approved the developer’s request for private gated streets under Article 5 of the zoning ordinance; both votes were unanimous.
Thomas Traylor, the county’s zoning administrator, explained the request and said private streets would still be required to meet county construction standards, including a 50‑foot right‑of‑way, curb and gutter, sidewalks and paving to county specifications. Developer Doug Patton of David Pearson Communities told the board the plan presented at rezoning showed a gated entrance and that the word “public” was left in the recorded condition in error. "It was intended to be private the whole time we presented it," Patton said, adding the project will be built to the county standards previously agreed.
Commissioners clarified that the private streets would be permitted to be gated but must meet the county’s engineering and right‑of‑way standards. No members of the public signed up to speak on the request; the board closed the hearing before taking action.
The board’s two motions — to modify the recorded condition and to approve private streets per Article 5 — were both made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner West, and carried unanimously. The decisions supersede the previous recorded stipulation and authorize the developer to proceed with the private streets plan during permitting and construction.
