York County BZA approves special exception for Highway 160 family event venue with noise and lighting conditions

The York County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve Special Exception Case Z26-1 SE, allowing an outdoor recreation and amusement venue on Highway 160, after attaching conditions aimed at limiting noise, night lighting and site disturbance.

Planning staff told the board the resubmitted proposal calls for a 5,000‑square‑foot structure with a 2,000‑square‑foot outdoor seating and play area, a 400‑square‑foot gazebo, a small food‑truck site, a children’s play area and a nature walking trail. Staff recommended approval with conditions, saying anticipated impacts to public services would be minimal and noting that an SCDOT mitigation plan for Highway 160 had been approved.

The board’s conditions — adopted in a motion by Board Member (Speaker 2) and seconded by Board Member (Speaker 9) — require that outdoor entertainment be limited to "acoustical only" performances (no amplified music or public address systems), set hours of operation to Wednesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–9 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m.–7 p.m., require a privacy fence on three sides of the parcel and prohibit tree removal…