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Planning Commission denies Beverly Drive rezoning after residents cite covenants, traffic and flooding
Summary
Summervilleplanning commissioners voted to deny a rezoning request for a 1.24-acre Beverly Drive parcel after residents and a real-estate attorney argued the change would constitute spot zoning, violate recorded protective covenants and worsen traffic and stormwater risks.
SummervillePlanning Commission on April 20 denied a request to rezone a 1.24-acre lot on Beverly Drive (TMS 154-06-02-001) from GR-5 (general residential) to NR (neighborhood residential) after more than a dozen neighbors urged rejection.
Residents described narrow streets, frequent cut-through traffic between Trolley Road and Miles Jamison Road, and children waiting at nearby school bus stops. James Roberts, a local real-estate attorney and Beverly Drive resident, told the commission the request appears to be spot zoning and inconsistent with South Carolinalaw and Somerville—s…
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