Here are some of the property decisions changing York, Lancaster and Chester counties
Land use decisions dot the York, Lancaster and Chester counties area that could bring a wave of new homes and business.
Some are large like the Costco coming to Indian Land, or the former Herald site in Rock Hill. Others are smaller steps in the months or sometimes years of planning that goes into development.
Below are some of the ongoing projects happening now in the Rock Hill region:
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York County
▪ Warren Norman Company applied to rezone almost 8 acres at 3151 Hwy. 21 in Fort Mill to create a two-story indoor storage facility with an enclosed RV storage building. The site is across the main highway from Regent Parkway, and east of I-77. The 50,000-square-foot construction will leave about half the property remaining for future development.
▪ MJ Rooster Investments applied to create a 74-acre subdivision called Southern Pine Lake. The site would have 38 new homes. The Riddle Mill Road location is between S.C. 557 and Oakridge Road in Lake Wylie. The site is beside the Patrick Place subdivision.
Tega Cay
▪ The planning commission in Tega Cay saw plans in June for the third phase, second map of the city’s Windhaven development. Documents from builder Lennar show 66 townhome units on 10 acres at Gold Hill Road and Hubert Graham Way, as part of a larger 109 proposed townhomes on almost 17 acres.
▪ The city planning commission also saw a revised preliminary site plan for Windell Woods. The Shea Homes plan involves 137 homes on 52 acres and Dam and Gardendale roads.
Clover
▪ True Homes applied for final plat in the second phase of Penley Place in Clover. The second and final phase will be 56 townhomes on almost 10 acres. The full Penley Place project will be 134 units on 19 acres. The development is located on U.S. 321, or North Main Street.
▪ Owners of 1573 Old North Main St. in Clover applied to annex the 47-acre property and zone it for high-density residential use. The site is near Westgate Industrial Park, Clover Liberty Pentecostal Church and the Penley Place townhomes. According to the application to the town, the owner doesn’t have an intended use listed for the property.
▪ Boma Vacation Rentals applied to rezone 219 N. Main St. in Clover to high density residential, to allow for remodeling of an existing building into duplex rental units. The property is less than an acre.
Lancaster County
▪ True Homes, the Lancaster County Forfeited Land Commission and B&C Landholdings asked for a preliminary plat for a new Edgewater phase in Lancaster County. The county planning commission will hear the case June 20. The development would be 47 acres at Edgewater Parkway and Gateway Drive, and would include 106 homes and 49 townhomes.
▪ Exeter Development Company applied for an extension of time to build its Patterson Preserve subdivision. The county planning commission approved plans in 2019, but vested rights expired earlier this year. Original plans showed 181 homes in two phases, on 103 acres adjacent to Harrisburg and Barberville roads in Indian Land. The planning commission will hear the request June 20.
▪ Spirit 1st Ministries received a special exception from the county zoning board of appeals that will allow a Christian campground site on Kendelwood Drive, northeast of Lancaster. The site on the south side of Shiloh Unity Road is 335 acres, but the campground and RV plan involves 20 acres for retreats, team building and similar activities.
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▪ In December the county approved a development agreement for Shiloh Woods, a subdivision of 398 homes along West Shiloh Unity Road. Such an agreement typically allows a developer five years to start the project. A change earlier this week clarified the property owner will have five years from the point development agreement conditions are met, deeds recorded and other matters to come, rather than from the mid-December approval date.
▪ The Timmons Group and others applied for a permit to put a Tommy’s Car Wash automated facility on 3 acres at 168 Fort Mill Highway. The county planning commission will review the request June 20.
Chester County
▪ Fielding Homes withdrew its request in Chester County to rezone 180 acres for a new subdivision on Grant Farm Road. Prior company plans showed a request for a 400-home subdivision called Richburg Meadows. At the Chester County Council meeting earlier this month, county staff indicated the property owner would look to move forward with site development, but with a new builder.
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▪ Homebuilder D.R. Horton asked council to hold off on decisions related to another home subdivision in Richburg, until June 20. Magnolias Trace is a D.R. Horton proposal for close to 500 acres and could add more than 1,100 new residences.
