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Planning staff outlines variance sought for East Cherokee Drive subdivision; developer requests deferral amid neighbor sightline concerns
Summary
County planning staff described requested modifications to conditions for a proposed 107‑lot conservation subdivision off East Cherokee Drive, including a variance that would allow a reduced street section and potentially avoid easement acquisitions. The developer asked for a deferral to negotiate with a holdout neighbor; commissioners raised concerns about stormwater, sightlines and an 8‑foot retaining wall affecting an adjacent 71‑year‑old resident.
Planning staff told the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on March 3 that a developer seeks two modifications to conditions on a previously approved R‑20 conservation subdivision (about 88 acres) off East Cherokee Drive: removal of language requiring a GDOT‑spec left‑turn lane into the site (contingent on variance outcomes) and flexibility to issue land‑disturbance permits and begin development prior to final right‑of‑way improvements if certain conditions are met.
Mr. Traylor, the county planning presenter, said the requests are tied to a concurrent variance application that would permit an alternate street section for the south side of East Cherokee Drive: "They'd like to…
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