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Board approves special exception to reestablish 15-space mobile-home park with management conditions
Summary
The Lexington County Board of Zoning Appeals granted a special exception allowing the reestablishment of a 15-space mobile-home park on Highway 321, conditioned on the applicant's management plan, permits and a county checklist process for each unit; supporters and the applicant's attorney described extensive management and upgrade plans.
The Lexington County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception allowing the reestablishment of a 15-space mobile-home park on Highway 321 after hearing testimony from the applicant, his attorney and county staff about management, site plans and permitting.
Walt McPherson explained the property formerly operated as a 15-space park but lost grandfathered status when more than half of the units were removed or vacant for a continuous 12-month period; reestablishment therefore requires a special-exception review and submission of a management plan, site plan and identification signage for E-911 addressing. The staff presentation summarized required checklist and permitting steps and said detailed engineering and public-works review would follow board approval.
Applicant Terry Hufstedler outlined his experience operating multiple parks and presented a redevelopment plan that includes new or newer units (under 12 years old), perimeter privacy fencing, two parking spaces per unit, gravel roads and parking, and landlord responsibilities for utilities, maintenance and enforcement of rules. Attorney John Carrig and other supporters described prior rehabilitation projects (Sandhills 1 and 2) and urged the board to rely on the submitted management plan and enforcement process.
Board members questioned enforcement mechanisms, stormwater and utility right-of-way issues; staff said each incoming home will require a zoning permit and a checklist process to verify setbacks, density and building-code compliance, and that any utility right-of-way or other constraints could reduce the final number of permitted units. After discussion, the board moved to approve the special exception and the requested reductions in buffer and setback; the motion passed on roll call.
The approval allows the applicant to proceed with permitting under the county's checklist process; each home will need separate permits and staff will verify compliance with conditions in the development plan and lease agreement submitted to the county.
