Here’s where new retail or restaurant space could join apartments in York County
A large new retail and residential project in Lake Wylie is ready to get started. But first, there’s a tree question.
Owners of more than 23 acres at 5753 Charlotte Highway got approval for apartments this summer. Plans are now submitted for four commercial parcels. The owners, LKW Investors, surveyed and found 10 grand trees on the property.
Large, old trees require special exceptions for removal when development occurs. County staff allowed three of 10 trees to come down — rot, dead branches and other factors can impact whether a tree stays — but LKW Investors applied for a waiver to bring down seven more.
The county received more than half a dozen letters from residents who don’t want to cut down the willow, post and white oak, and pecan trees. The county planning commission was set to hear the waiver case Monday night.
Chairwoman Jamie Henrickson told a gathered crowd earlier this month just before that hearing was scheduled to start, that the applicant withdrew the request.
“This will probably be coming back in January,” Henrickson said.
The decision is one that piqued interest from area neighbors.
“We did get a lot of emails,” Henrickson said. “I really appreciate the community involvement. That is awesome. That helps us a lot.”
The wooded property is on the western side of S.C. 274, north of S.C. 55. It’s beside the Paddlers Cove and Tullamore subdivisions.
It’s opposite the residential subdivisions there from nearby Field Day Park. Project work began in 2019.
Submitted plans for the project, called Clover Village, show the trees are mainly where parking and some of the central commercial space are planned. The commercial area fronts S.C. 274, with approved apartment buildings behind it. Specific tenants are listed, but plans show a possible corner restaurant site in addition to retail stores.
This story was originally published November 13, 2022 at 6:00 AM.
