Here’s where more than 500 new homes and townhomes could go next in York County
Hundreds more homes and townhomes are in the York County development pipeline, though many of them may wait just a little longer before construction.
The county planning commission meets Monday night. New residential projects in Fort Mill, Lake Wylie and western York County come up for decisions.
Here’s a look at the new projects proposed thus far:
▪ Lennar Carolinas wants to build another 118 townhomes in Fort Mill. The 20-acre property at S.C. 160 West and Lighthouse Avenue is just south of the North Carolina state line.
Fort Thrill RV Park is the owner. Two parcels there are used now as a campground and RV park. A stream runs through the site. One parcel includes a small pond.
A submitted site plan shows the main access off S.C. 160 West. New roads run into three cul-de-sacs, one of them a connection to neighboring property along Lighthouse. Some townhomes would back up to properties on Jefferson Place and Ruth Lee Court.
▪ Almost 400 new Lake Wylie homes are up, again, for an extension. Walton Development asked for and received approval for the Meriway Pointe subdivision in 2015. Since 2017, Walton has asked for and received a one-year extension each year to build the project. The one requested now would run through Oct. 12, 2022.
Original plans involved 449 new home lots on 213 acres. Walton went through mediation with the county. An agreement reached put the new number at 399 homes. Meriway Pointe is on the west side of Charlotte Highway, just south of the Three Points intersection of S.C. 49, 274 and 557. It runs along Crowders Creek.
Vested rights are given for construction projects when approved by the county. They typically last two years. Developers can come back and requests extensions. Vested rights give a time period to begin and complete construction. Longer vested rights periods can be negotiated with the county through development agreements.
A Sept. 28 letter from Walton Development to county officials outlined the cause for delays thus far:
“Due to the complex nature of the development process, continued land use regulation changes in the county, current market conditions, discovery of an eagles nest on the property, we are still working through the details of this project to allow us to move forward with construction,” it reads.
The developer has put $1.5 million into the project already, according to the letter.
▪ The Heartland Acres subdivision is a planned 29 homes on 55 acres. It’s in the Ebenezer area of western York County, off Balmoral Drive. Heartland Acres would extend from the existing Wellington Heights subdivision on Adnah Church Road.
A site plan shows two entrances off Balmoral, onto an extended cul-de-sac. Home sites would be an acre or more each.
▪ Rock Hill Charm Development applied to put 13 new homes on 48 acres for the Royal Pine subdivision. The site is on Glasscock Road, near its intersection with Old Friendship Road in the Catawba area. The site is north of Glasscock, south of the Springwinds subdivision. Lots would be at least an acre each.
This story was originally published October 8, 2021 at 10:52 AM.
