On November 2, 2006 a group of about 20 individuals met to discuss a
proposed controversial new Land Use Map for Cherokee County. This was
the first that many had heard of the plan, and the contents were alarming:
Potential loss of property value due to property owners’ inability to use
property for its highest and best use.
The New Land Use plan was a wake up call. For too long property owners
have been under-represented in the county planning and zoning process.
Cherokee Citizens for Property Rights was created for the purpose of
protecting the property rights of Cherokee County citizens and property
owners. We will work together with like minded citizens and county planners
to make sure that planning will be reasonable, so that owners may utilize
their property to the highest and best use.
proposed controversial new Land Use Map for Cherokee County. This was
the first that many had heard of the plan, and the contents were alarming:
Potential loss of property value due to property owners’ inability to use
property for its highest and best use.
- An increased tax burden on property owners due to the county’s
inability to create a sufficient tax base in the form of new homes or
businesses to support the currently approved future growth. - A denial of county services, infrastructure and tax money such as
libraries, parks, or road improvements to the areas outside of the
already existing densely developed areas. - A set of regulations that will make future land use adaptations,
changes, or rezonings improbable if not impossible. - A set of guidelines that makes undeveloped property surrounding
already developed areas part of an amenities package, as the
undeveloped land has been selected to be a permanent picturesque
view for residents in neighborhoods.
The New Land Use plan was a wake up call. For too long property owners
have been under-represented in the county planning and zoning process.
Cherokee Citizens for Property Rights was created for the purpose of
protecting the property rights of Cherokee County citizens and property
owners. We will work together with like minded citizens and county planners
to make sure that planning will be reasonable, so that owners may utilize
their property to the highest and best use.
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