The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners has extended until June 14 its moratorium on accepting rezoning and special-use permit applications in the southwest corner of the county, as staff continues to draft development guidelines for the area.
The board had adopted a temporary, 90-day moratorium on Jan. 15. Cherokee Board Chairman Harry Johnston said work on the new plan is expected to be finished in time for board consideration June 4.
The document, Johnston said, will be “a more refined plan that just a land use plan for how that area can continue the somewhat explosive economic growth that’s occur there, and at the same time protect residential that’s there as well, and if possible, attract some retail and restaurant-type businesses that would help bring up the neighborhood and make it a more enjoyable place to live.”
As before, property owners who believe they have “a vested right to the issuance of a special-use permit or rezone” can seek an exemption from the county director of community development, according to the moratorium resolution.
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