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Florence planning commission unanimously denies Clark Branch rezoning request
Summary
The Florence City Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a rezoning request (PC2025-39) that would have allowed townhouses on two parcels behind Gloria Court on Clark Branch Road, after residents raised drainage, traffic and neighborhood-character concerns; the applicant deferred the related sketch plan.
The Florence City Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a request to rezone two parcels on Clark Branch Road from Neighborhood 1 (existing NC 6.1 single-family designation) to Neighborhood Conservation 6.3, which would have permitted townhouses and other multifamily housing. The decision came after a public hearing in which neighbors and the property owner gave competing accounts of impacts and benefits.
At a staff presentation, Elaine O'Lane said the parcels in question are at the southern end of Clark Branch Road near West Field Drive and directly across from Lucy T. Davis Elementary School. She noted six of the original 12 lots were already built as single-family homes; the applicant proposed combining the remaining lots into two parcels to build townhouses…
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