A plan for hundreds of Chester County homes is back. See what changed this time
There’s a new plan to bring hundreds of homes to Richburg, in Chester County.
Chester County Council approved the first of three votes needed to rezone property for the new subdivision. A public hearing will be needed. The properties combine for more than 170 acres on Gaston Farm Road, just west of I-77.
Plans from the company now known as Gaston Springs may look familiar.
This past spring Chester County saw two large residential projects that, combined, could have added 1,500 new homes. A D.R. Horton proposal for 1,100 homes, on close to 500 acres on Lancaster Highway south of Richburg, was withdrawn.
The other project was a Fielding Homes offering called Richburg Meadows. It would have put 400 homes on about 180 acres on Gaston Farm Road, by 2029. The Fielding Homes plan was withdrawn too. The property owner told county officials a new plan with a new builder would follow.
That new plan appeared when the property owner and partners presented it to the county planning commission in July. Fielding homes was replaced with Dream Finders Homes. The project still is for 400 homes.
There are new right turn lanes into the property from each access point. There are four parking spaces per home, including a garage and driveway. The site will have 40 acres of open space and a pond.
Homes would be in the 2,200- to 2,600-square-foot range, company reps told the planning commission.
Council heard more details last week on the subdivision that would have three main home products with the middle one priced in or around the low $300s, according to the builder. The property owner also said a development agreement would come before the next council meeting and there was an agreement for a $5,000 per home development fee.
Council still had questions on a range of issues from building density to whether homes would have front or side garage access, which would impact how many homes could go on the property. A workshop on zoning and other issues related to the plan is expected prior to a final approval vote.
“We have two more readings on this,” said Chairman Joe Branham. “All this does is just keeps the process moving.”
This story was originally published August 28, 2023 at 12:00 AM.
