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Cherokee County delays decision on revoking Rocky Lake Estates helipad after contested testimony
Summary
After hearing evidence of cited helipad violations and hearing extensive testimony from neighbors and the property owner, the Board voted unanimously to postpone any final action on revoking the helipad special‑use permit until its second meeting in February to allow time for review.
Cherokee County commissioners on Jan. 21 held a county‑initiated public hearing on whether to revoke the helipad special‑use permit at Rocky Lake Estates, then voted unanimously to postpone a final decision to the board’s second February meeting to allow further review.
Planning staff and Cherokee County Marshals presented the county’s case: they described the helipad permit (Resolution 2022R076) and cited two incidents—Oct. 22, 2023, and Jan. 20, 2024—where the Marshals allege the helicopter deviated from the permitted flight path, landed closer than the required 200 feet from an adjoining property line and violated the SUP conditions and county noise…
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