Commission recommends R40 rezoning for Sugar Pike parcel, approves setback variance
Jun 2, 2026
The Planning Commission recommended changing 12.55 acres at 2001 Sugar Pike from Neighborhood Commercial to R40 for an 11-lot subdivision (6–2 vote) and recommended reducing the Sugar Pike setback from 65 to 35 feet for Lots 1 and 11 (8–0 vote). The applicant cited topography and right-of-way constraints; one nearby homeowner supported the residential plan.
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The Cherokee County Planning Commission on Thursday recommended rezoning 12.55 acres at 2001 Sugar Pike Road from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to single-family R40 to allow an 11-lot subdivision and also recommended a variance reducing the collector-road setback from 65 to 35 feet for Lots 1 and 11.
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