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Aiken council approves annexation and grants one‑time waiver to allow 15‑foot building separation
Summary
Aiken City Council voted Nov. 10 to annex 38.9 acres near Edgefield Highway and approved a one‑time amendment allowing 15‑foot building separation for multistory units, a narrower gap than the 20 feet the city’s code normally requires.
The Aiken City Council on Nov. 10 approved second reading of an ordinance to annex 38.9 acres on Edgefield Highway, Williams Lane and Union Church Lane and approved the project's concept plan while amending the ordinance to allow a one‑time building‑separation waiver reducing the required separation from 20 feet to 15 feet for multistory structures.
Staff described the project as a planned residential development of about 38.9 acres with roughly 3.37 lots per acre, lot widths of 47–67 feet, a minimum house size near 1,500 square feet, seven acres of common open space and on‑site stormwater ponds. Planning staff told council the Planning Commission…
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