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Berkeley County Planning panel denies rezoning for townhomes on Moses Extension, approves three other zoning changes and defers two items
Summary
Council denied a rezoning request for a proposed townhome development on Moses Extension after public opposition and planning staff recommendation for denial, and approved three other zoning map amendments; two items were deferred to future meetings.
Berkeley County Council’s land use committee denied a rezoning request for a proposed townhome development on Moses Extension and approved three other zoning map amendments at its Sept. 8, 2025 meeting.
Bill 25-51 sought to rezone approximately 5.63 acres (TMS 242-00-01-023) from manufactured residential (R-2) and general commercial (GC) to a district permitting townhomes at roughly 10 units per acre. Planning staff recommended denial, the planning commission unanimously recommended denial, and eleven members of the public registered opposition citing concerns about crime, traffic and flooding. Council denied the item by voice vote.
Stephen Khan, representing Empowerment Development Group and the applicant, said the applicant had discussed options with neighbors and could reduce density or switch to single-family homes if the community preferred. Khan told the council he was “totally flexible” and said the developer might assemble adjacent parcels to reach a cluster-subdivision threshold; he also asked to postpone to engage residents if the council desired. Council members ultimately voted to deny the rezoning application.
The committee approved bill 25-52 (rezoning ~29.64 acres on Wild Game Road from Agricultural Flex 1 to Single-Family, County Council District 7), bill 25-53 (rezoning to R-1R for a roughly 2.22-acre parcel on Spotted Owl Lane in Moncks Corner) and bill 25-54 (rezoning ~3.47 acres on Spotted Owl Lane to R-1R). The record shows those motions carried by voice vote.
Two other items (bills 25-48 and 25-49) were deferred at the applicants’ request to allow more time for plan preparation.
Planning staff clarified at the hearing that clustering in R-2 zoning requires an assembly of 10 acres; absent that, applicants must pursue a standard subdivision with the minimum lot size applicable under R-2. Council discussion referenced neighbor engagement and alternate single-family development if townhomes were unacceptable to adjacent residents.
