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Oconee County board grants Lake Cherokee homeowner a floodplain variance
Summary
The Oconee County Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved Variance VA 25000019, allowing a Lake Cherokee property owner to add a single-level, handicap-accessible addition within the mapped floodplain after reviewing Chapter 16 considerations and FEMA/NFIP guidance.
The Oconee County Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously Dec. 17 to grant Variance VA 25000019, allowing a property owner on Lake Cherokee to construct an addition within the mapped floodplain.
David Irvin, who identified himself as the property owner of 331 Time Out Place, told the board he has owned the house more than 40 years and that the structure ‘‘has never been flooded’’ during his ownership. He told the panel the project would make the house single-level and handicap-accessible, adding a bedroom, master suite, kitchen and a rear porch.
The board proceeded to review the ordinance factors in Chapter 16,…
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