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BZA approves variance for Russellville property owner who warned plantings could block post office access

Berkeley County Board of Zoning Appeals · November 19, 2025
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Summary

The Berkeley County Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance for a triangular parcel on Highway 35 after applicant Terry Trousdale testified that required landscaping could obstruct access to a Russellville post office and jeopardize its continued operation.

The Berkeley County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to grant a variance for a triangular parcel at 1735 Highway 35 in Russellville after the property owner warned that required buffer plantings could block postal vehicle access.

Terry Trousdale, the applicant, said she bought the adjoining property largely to preserve the local post office and that a previous county direction required trees on all three sides. "If we plant trees in that area on…

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