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Board approves rezoning and variances for two Reed Street parcels
Summary
The Board unanimously approved a board-initiated rezoning of 90 and 115 Reed Street from RA to RZL with concurrent variances to permit single-family detached homes, reduced setbacks, septic systems subject to environmental review, and elimination of certain buffers.
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously May 5 to approve a board-initiated rezoning and a package of concurrent variances for two parcels on Reed Street.
Zoning Administrator Trawick explained the parcels (90 and 115 Reed Street) are currently zoned RA but lie in an island surrounded by the City of Canton. Staff said the request would rezone the lots to RZL to allow single-family detached homes and asked for variances including a reduction of side setbacks to 5 feet, front setbacks to 10 feet, permission for openings on side elevations where normally restricted, elimination of minimum open-space requirements typical for subdivisions, and allowing septic service rather than sewer subject to environmental-health review.
Staff noted the lots are served by older plats (one believed recorded in 1924) and that similar setbacks exist on nearby properties. With no members of the public registered to speak, the board closed the public hearing and then voted to approve the rezoning and the variances "as suggested by staff." The motion, restated to include the concurrent variances, carried unanimously.
Why it matters: The approvals change allowable housing types/plans on two small parcels and set a precedent for similar board-initiated rezoning in island parcels surrounded by incorporated areas. The variances reduce setbacks and remove some buffering requirements that staff said are consistent with nearby development.
What’s next: Staff will implement the rezoning and review permits; septic systems will require environmental-health approval before final permits are issued.
