Council accepts Waterside at the Catawba subdivision streets into town maintenance system
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Summary
Town planning staff recommended and council approved a resolution to accept roads in the Waterside at the Catawba subdivision into the Town of Fort Mill street maintenance system; the developer will be on a one-year warranty period before town maintenance begins.
Town planning staff presented a street-acceptance application for the Waterside at the Catawba subdivision and council approved a resolution to accept the streets into the Town of Fort Mill street maintenance system.
The application, submitted by Lennar Carolinas LLC, was reviewed by the planning, public works and utilities departments. Planning staff reported the subdivision is “100% built out,” that the roads were recorded before the town’s street-acceptance policy (making the project exempt from the inspection fee and surety bond), and that a maintenance agreement for nonstandard pavement and landscaped medians is on file. “Should the town council vote to approve this resolution accepting the streets, the developer would enter in a 1 year warranty period during which time they are responsible for any maintenance on the streets,” the planning presenter said. Upon satisfactory completion of that warranty period, staff said the town would take over maintenance responsibilities.
Nut graf: The resolution transfers routine maintenance responsibility to the town after a one-year warranty by the developer; the record shows the roads were developed under an approval predating the 2018 version of the town’s street-acceptance policy and therefore are exempt from certain fees required under the current policy.
Discussion: Council members asked whether sidewalks and curb cutouts had been replaced and whether sections of White’s Road and JW Wilson were included; staff said the application covered phases 1 through 4, a portion of White’s Road into the neighborhood and a small section of JW Wilson near the entrance. A council member asked what would happen if the council did not accept the roads; staff replied the developer would continue to work with the subdivision’s HOA and residents to fund maintenance.
Decision: A council member moved to approve the resolution, a second was offered, and the motion carried by voice vote. The planning presenter noted public-works and utilities staff will review the streets again near the end of the one-year warranty period to verify condition.
Ending: Acceptance moves long-term maintenance responsibility to the town following the warranty period; any future maintenance needs during the warranty window remain the developer’s responsibility.