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Aiken council rejects Dykes Road rezoning for Arbor Ridge after hours of public comment
Summary
After a multi-hour public hearing with dozens of speakers for and against, the Aiken City Council voted 3–4 on first reading to deny rezoning of roughly 4.1 acres on Dykes Road for the Arbor Ridge transitional tiny-home project.
The Aiken City Council declined on first reading to rezone about 4.1 acres on Dykes Road from Office (O) to Transitional Tiny Home (TTH), a move that would have allowed a proposed 39-unit transitional housing community called Arbor Ridge.
Planning staff described the project as a phased, 39-unit development with single- and double-occupancy tiny homes, a 30-by-45-foot community building, and a concept plan that included at least 39 parking spaces and significant open space. The Planning Commission recommended approval 5–2 with conditions requiring landscape buffers, required building separations, setback corrections and a revised concept plan and signed agreement within 90 days.
Supporters at the council meeting emphasized the human and social-service rationale for Arbor Ridge. Kevin Pethek, an attorney who said his firm is providing pro bono legal…
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