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Board approves private gated streets for Bridgetown subdivision, corrects recorded condition
Summary
The board unanimously modified a prior zoning condition and approved the use of private gated streets for the Bridgetown (Bridetown) Development subdivision, clarifying the record that the streets were intended to be private when the project was rezoned in 2021.
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to modify a previously recorded zoning condition for the Bridgetown (Bridgetown/Bridetown) Development and to approve the use of private gated streets for the subdivision.
Zoning Administrator Thomas Traylor told the board the 73.79-acre parcel off Knox Bridge Highway was rezoned in 2021 for a 104‑lot conservation subdivision under Case No. 201‑112 and that the original stipulations inadvertently included a condition requiring "public streets 24 foot in width." The applicant, Doug Patton of David Pearson Communities, said the project was always intended to feature private streets with gated access and the public-street phrasing was an error in the recorded stipulation.
"It was intended to be private the whole time we presented it," Patton said, noting the design shown at rezoning included a divided entrance capable of accommodating a gated keypad entry. Traylor said private streets would still be required to meet county standards (50‑foot right of way, curb and gutter, sidewalks and paved surfaces) and the developer must seek approval under Article 5 of the zoning ordinance for private gated streets.
Commissioner Carter moved to delete the word "public" and replace the condition with "private gated streets"; Commissioner West seconded. The motion carried unanimously. A second motion to approve the requested private streets likewise passed unanimously.
The board recorded two separate actions: the modification of the recorded zoning condition and the approval under Article 5 to allow private gated streets. Staff noted the private streets must be built to county construction standards and that the approval allows the developer to gate the community as planned.
No members of the public signed up to speak during the hearing; the applicant spoke in support of the correction and explained the entrance reconfiguration was to accommodate an adjacent storage yard access.
The board's dual actions correct the recorded zoning record and permit the developer to proceed with the previously intended private‑street design subject to the county's standards and any required inspection and permitting.
