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Florence BZA approves drive-through at 2037 South Irving Street; developer plans Chipotle
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special-exception permit allowing a drive-through restaurant at 2037 South Irving Street in the Activity Center district; city staff noted the parcel was recently annexed and rezoned to AC and that a Type C buffer will be required where the site borders apartments.
The City of Florence Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special-exception permit Thursday to allow a drive-through restaurant at 2037 South Irving Street.
City planning staff told the board the property was recently annexed and rezoned to AC (Activity Center) to provide flexibility for building placement, and that drive-through restaurants in the AC district require BZA review. The owner of record is listed as South Derby, Florence Development LLC and the applicant as Tidewater Engineering; staff disclosed the planned tenant on the site plan as Chipotle.
Unidentified Speaker 4, city staff, said the development is a standard drive-through layout and noted apartments immediately north of the site will require a Type C buffer yard during site-plan review because the use is within 50 feet of a residential area. "It was rezoned to AC, which is activity center," Unidentified Speaker 4 said, and "that was done to give them a little bit more flexibility with where they would put their buildings." Staff also reported no phone calls from neighbors about the proposal.
Board members asked about context and access. Staff said the property is across from a Walmart and that Salvation Army currently operates on an adjacent parcel and is selling the land to the developer. Members discussed signage rules in the AC district and noted that any access changes to Irby Street would require South Carolina Department of Transportation approval.
After questions, a board member moved to approve the request and the board voted by voice. The chair declared the motion carried and the special-exception permit approved.
The project was described as part of a multi-parcel development including a car wash and a new Salvation Army site; staff said internal access and stacking for the drive-through will be handled inside the development. The board did not record any formal conditions as part of the approval; buffer yard requirements and other development standards will be addressed during the site-plan review and building-permit processes.
