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Florence planning commission unanimously denies rezoning for Clark Branch townhouse project
Summary
The Florence City Planning Commission unanimously denied a request to rezone two Clark Branch Road parcels to allow townhouses, citing neighborhood character and higher standard for zone changes despite developer assurances about retention and design.
The Florence City Planning Commission on an November evening voted unanimously to deny a rezoning request that would have allowed townhouses on two parcels on Clark Branch Road.
Planning staff introduced PC2025‑39 as a request to rezone two Florence County parcels (tax map numbers 0009801 002 and 491) from Neighborhood 1 / C 6.1 to Neighborhood Conservation NC 6.3 to permit townhouses, duplexes and multifamily. Staff said the owner proposes combining the remaining lots of a previously subdivided strip to build townhouses; the associated sketch plan was listed as the next item on the agenda.
The vote followed a public hearing in which nearby residents described recurring drainage and flooding on Gloria Court and said…
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