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Oconee commissioners approve variances allowing longer private drive, more lots at Salem Road tract
Summary
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners approved two variances for JLE Farms that allow a private access drive to exceed 2,000 feet and permit seven lots to use a private access easement on a 181.41-acre tract at 2361 Salem Road, despite vocal opposition from nearby residents.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 approved two variances for JLE Farms LLC affecting a 181.41-acre tract at 2361 Salem Road, permitting a private access drive longer than the 2,000-foot limit in the Unified Development Code and allowing seven lots to use the private drive.
County staff presented the requests—variance P25-0248 to extend the maximum private access drive to roughly 3,005 feet and variance P25-0249 to raise the limit of lots allowed on a private access easement from five to seven. Staff recommended conditional approval of P25-0248 with three standard conditions, and recommended denial of P25-0249. The planning staff noted the main safety rationale for the 2,000-foot limit is fire and emergency access.
Frank Pittman, the project engineer representing the…
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