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Planning commission unanimously denies rezoning request for Clark Branch townhomes
Summary
Florence City Planning Commission denied a request to rezone two parcels on Clark Branch Road from Neighborhood Conservation 6.1 to 6.3 after neighbors raised drainage, traffic and neighborhood-character concerns; the applicant said townhomes would meet local housing demand but the commission said the burden to justify a zone change rests with the developer.
The Florence City Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a rezoning request for two parcels on Clark Branch Road that the applicant proposed combining and developing as townhouses. The decision came after several residents urged commissioners to preserve the single-family character of the neighborhood and flagged drainage and traffic impacts.
Planning staff introduced PC 2025-39 as a request to rezone the two Florence County tax parcels from Neighborhood Conservation 6.1 — which permits single-family detached homes — to Neighborhood Conservation 6.3, which allows townhouses, duplexes and multifamily uses. Staff noted the sites sit at the southern end of Clark Branch Road near Westfield Drive and are opposite Lucy Davis Elementary School; six of the original 12 lots in the plat…
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