Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Setback Variance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board grants setback variance for office addition in Wilbanks Industrial Park
Summary
The board approved a variance to reduce a recorded front setback from 50 to 25 feet at 440 Wilbanks Drive for a brick-clad office addition, finding site constraints from parking, a dry swale and a stream buffer limited buildable area.
Cherokee County’s Planning Board on June 13 approved a variance to reduce a recorded front setback from 50 feet to 25 feet for a proposed office addition at 440 Wilbanks Drive in the Wilbanks Industrial Park.
Planner Dana described the parcel as zoned LI (light industrial), roughly 1.4 acres, and said the recorded plat requires a 50-foot front setback. Dana showed a site sketch and elevations and explained that parking, a dry swale and a county stream buffer limited the available footprint. The applicant’s designer provided elevations showing a brick-clad addition intended to improve internal access to kitchenette, conference and ADA parking spaces.
Applicant Frank Belcher confirmed the addition size listed in the application (noted in the packet at about 915 square feet) and had no further comment. Board members noted the constrained buildable area near the swale and stream buffer and concluded the requested reduction was reasonable to accommodate the office space.
A motion to approve the variance as presented was made, seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.
Staff noted the elevations and the site sketch were entered into the record. The board then set the next meeting date and adjourned.
