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Developers scale back affordability commitments for Redbarn Road cottage project; board reviews variances
Summary
County planning staff presented a variance request for a 1.38‑acre Redbarn Road site for a 16‑unit cottage development; the developer no longer plans deed‑restricted 80% AMI units but proposed a cap of no more than three rental units and a sales target in the low‑to‑mid $300,000s, prompting commissioner questions about enforceability and the role of the workforce housing ordinance.
Planning staff introduced a request to grant two variances for a small Redbarn Road parcel at the Cherokee County work session on Feb. 17: an exceptional variance to allow greater density for a parcel too small to meet mixed‑use requirements, and a waiver to allow an alternative tree plan for a lot under the overlay’s 20‑acre minimum.
The presenter identified the applicant as Fred Snell for the Linwood Group and described the proposal as a 16‑unit cottage‑court development with perimeter and street trees and a…
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