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Planning board approves Creekside Phase 3 with eight-foot privacy fences over 20-foot buffer in 3–1 vote
Summary
The Effingham County Planning Board voted 3–1 May 14 to approve Creekside Phase 3 with a condition allowing an eight-foot privacy fence in place of a 20-foot vegetated buffer and requiring a PD text amendment to document the exception and unit overage.
The Effingham County Planning Board on May 14 approved Creekside Phase 3 with a condition that the developer substitute eight-foot board-on-board privacy fences for a 20-foot vegetated buffer behind certain townhomes, and to pursue a planned-development (PD) text amendment to document the exception.
The board’s approval was contentious: Ryan Thompson opposed the motion, saying he was concerned about removing the 20-foot buffer. Alan Zipperer moved for approval with staff recommendations that instead…
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