Board grants barn‑setback variances for long‑standing farm structures, with condition

Nov 13, 2025

The zoning board approved variances allowing two separate applicants to keep existing barn structures located closer than the 75‑foot setback, on the condition the buildings not be used to house livestock; applicants said the barns predate modern surveys and moving them would be costly.

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The Cherokee County Zoning Board of Appeals approved multiple variances to Article 5 to allow existing barn or shed structures to remain inside the 75‑foot setback for two separate properties, including one estate subdivision and one small tract subdivision, and attached a no‑livestock condition to the approvals.

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