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Planning commission denies rezoning for 49‑unit townhouse project after strong neighborhood opposition
Summary
Berkeley County planning commissioners denied a request to rezone roughly 4.6 acres to allow a 49‑unit townhouse development after residents raised traffic, access and sewer concerns and presented a petition opposing the project.
SUMMERVILLE/OLD SOMERVILLE AREA, S.C. — The Berkeley County Planning Commission voted on Aug. 26 to deny a rezoning request from Dennis Avery and Silverbird LLC that would have changed about 4.6 acres from manufactured residential (R2) to office/institutional (OI) to accommodate a proposed 49‑unit townhouse development.
Staff presented the request and said the OI district can support attached residential uses and that staff found the proposal consistent with the county’s comprehensive plan for the growth corridor. The applicant’s team described the plan as 49 attached units, each to be separately deeded, and said the project would be deed‑restricted to…
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