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Cherokee County adopts 'legacy use' zoning rules to help preserve historic local uses and buildings
Summary
The Board unanimously approved amendments to Article 13 (Nonconforming Uses) and Article 4 (Definitions) to create a 'legacy use' designation with criteria and procedures for reestablishing historic or long‑standing uses that predate zoning.
Cherokee County commissioners on Jan. 21 adopted a zoning text amendment establishing a process for recognizing and reestablishing ‘‘legacy uses’’ — defined as historical uses, structures or sites that contribute to the county’s history — and clarified when and how nonconforming uses can be administratively reestablished or must come before the Board.
Planning staff described a three‑tiered approach: administrative review for uses…
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