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Planning commission recommends council accept School District 2 concurrency questionnaire for 193-unit subdivision
Summary
The commission recommended Lexington County Council accept the concurrency questionnaire submitted by School District 2 for a proposed 193-unit, four-phase single-family development on roughly 78.68 acres; school staff responses indicate existing capacity with limited portable needs.
The Lexington County Planning Commission voted to recommend county council accept the concurrency questionnaire completed by Lexington County School District 2 for a proposed single-family subdivision of 193 dwellings on about 78.68 acres off Edmond Highway.
Planning staff said the proposed project shows an overall density of 2.5 dwelling units per acre, 35.9% dedicated open space (county requirement 20%), four proposed phases and an estimated build-out of roughly four years. The commission heard School District 2—s answers to facility questions that accompany concurrency reviews: District staff estimated Wood Elementary could absorb about 300 additional students without portables, Congaree Elementary about 100, Fulmer Middle about 200 and Airport High about 300; the questionnaire also said portables could be used at elementary, middle and high schools and approximated a per-portable cost figure.
Commissioners raised process questions about consistency across districts— questionnaires, the need to know whether portables are already in use, and cumulative effects when multiple nearby projects or municipal developments feed the same schools. Staff said planned revisions to the questionnaire will be discussed at the upcoming county council retreat and that follow-up conversations with the school districts are expected.
After discussion on process improvements and consistency, the commission voted to recommend council accept the submitted questionnaire and proceed with the concurrency review process. The recommendation does not itself grant development permits; council will act on concurrency findings later in the entitlement process.
