Former Panthers site entrance, large home lots near Lake Wylie among Rock Hill plans
Development plans in Rock Hill include what would have been the Carolina Panthers headquarters, large residential lots near Lake Wylie and business space.
The city planning commission will meet March 7.
That agenda includes several annexation and rezoning cases. The commission will make recommendations ahead of a Rock Hill City Council final decision on each.
Here’s a look at what’s on the table:
▪ Rock Hill applied to annex two properties that were part of the failed Carolina Panthers headquarters project. The 228 Mt. Gallant Road and unaddressed parcel, also on Mt. Gallant, combine for almost 7 acres.
The unaddressed site would’ve been an entrance to the Panthers property. It was used to hold items for construction until the project halted last year. The other Mt. Gallant property has a building on it that was used as an office for the Panthers development. The city acquired the property along with the larger Panthers site through bankruptcy proceedings.
The two-parcel annexation plan didn’t come with details on how the city might use or develop the land. A required zoning change with the annexation would give the properties a general industrial zoning.
▪ Catawba River Investments applied to rezone more than 93 acres near Lake Wylie for a large lot subdivision. The property is off Mt. Gallant Road at Foxridge and Nautilus roads, beside and across from Mt. Gallant Elementary and Dutchman Creek Middle schools respectively.
The property is wooded except for about 35 acres in a Duke Energy power line easement. The site is near the Museum of York County. Three years ago the applicant requested an 80-lot subdivision that didn’t happen. Now the plan is for lots at 10 or more acres, for buyers who may want more rural home sites.
▪ South Fork Ventures applied to annex 23 acres at Celanese Road and Trexler Lane. The property runs both sides of Celanese, near the city airport. Commercial development plans for the site include office, retail and self-storage.
The wooded property also has frontage on Ebenezer Road. Concept drawings show a two-story self-storage facility and single stories for remaining buildings. Access would come from Ebenezer and Trexler, not Celanese.
The 80,000-square-foot storage facility would be to the north, off Trexler. It includes outdoor storage that could be used for boats, RVs or other parked vehicles. Two flex buildings, at 12,500 and 7,500 square feet, also are to the north of Celanese, off Trexler.
South of Celanese, a 22,000-square-foot office or professional building would back up to two outparcel spaces at more than an acre each. The plan doesn’t show what would go on those outparcels, along the Ebenezer side.
▪ Landover One, affiliated with Warren Norman Co., applied to annex and rezone almost 8 acres on Sharonwood Lane and India Hook Road. The company asked that a decision be deferred to a later planning commission meeting. The zoning change would make the entire property commercial.
▪ An annexation plan for two Cherry Road properties would allow a new auto repair site. The properties at 2147 and 2153 Cherry Road sit across from the city water filter plant. The new use would replace a former restaurant and former barbershop in two buildings at those sites.
This story was originally published March 3, 2023 at 2:31 PM.
