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Tyrone Council turns down Coastline Road variances requests

Fri, 07/18/2008 - 3:21pm
By: John Thompson

Rolando Castro left the Tyrone Town Council chambers Thursday night with his hopes to build a dream home derailed.

The Town Council unanimously rejected tow variance requests by Castro to build a home on a 2.19-acre site on Coastline Road, near the CSX railroad tracks.

Castro, with help from an interpreter, wanted the front yard setback reduced from 100 feet to 55 feet, and the rear setback reduced from 50 feet to 35 feet. The proposal had received approval from the Planning Commission and Commissioner Gordon Shenkle told the Council that Castro had worked with the group in trying to find a solution to the unusually shaped lot.

But the Town Council placed the blame for the trouble squarely on the real estate agent who sold Castro the lot. Councilman Eric Dial referenced a letter the agent gave Castro that said the lot was buildable if the variances were granted.

“It looks like they took advantage of you, and for that I’m sorry,” said.

Councilman Gloria Furr added that the property was shaped like a bowl and would receive a lot of drainage and was not sure if a septic permit would be allowed for the property.

Neighbor Sherry Jackson said the rest of the properties in the area were three acres and she wondered how electricity would be provided to the property.

Councilman Grace Caldwell summed up her feelings shortly before the vote to deny was taken.

“This hardship was not caused by the town of Tyrone.”

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“This hardship was not caused by the town of ....”
Submitted by Insayn on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 7:42am.

Oh how I wish some members of PTC Council would learn to use this statement.

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I grew up on Coastline Road
Submitted by booyakah08 on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 9:56pm.

I grew up on Coastline road as did my mother. My Uncle still lives in the house I grew up in. I loved to hear the railroad tracks during the day and walk to the creek and play. Ever since they bulit that neighborhood down there, it has slowly gone down hill from there. The house that my mother grew up in used to be there until some kids came and burned it down by smoking a cig when I was about 5 years old. I can even remember when they paved that road and built that farm house across from the railroad tracks. My cousins used to live in a house that was recently removed. I am happy that they are not building anymore huge houses to take away the calmness of what I know Coastline Road to be. I may be 18 and a half but I do love it down there and plan on purchasing my uncle's house. I don't want the peacefulness to be messed with.

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do you know the arnolds who
Submitted by pinkst on Sun, 10/05/2008 - 12:55am.

do you know the arnolds who stay at 256 coastline?

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We have very expensive houses in Berry Hill
Submitted by too bad on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 3:32pm.

that the lots were approved by the old bunch right up next to the railroad tracks. Well they have sat vacant for years and are now in foreclosurer. They are further from the RR track than what this guy wanted and frankly, it would scare me to death to have a young child that close to the tracks. They go through a stage where they like to run away and hide and they are fast as a little deer. I could never sleep good knowing my kid could wander up to those tracks. Dead, last a very long time.

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