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Planning commission backs annexation and RSF‑1 zoning for 6701 Windan Drive after residents raise traffic and drainage concerns
Summary
The Columbia City Planning Commission voted to recommend annexing about 17.76 acres at 6701 Windan Drive and assigning RSF‑1 zoning, which the developer said would downzone the site to a maximum of 79 single‑family homes; neighbors pressed for more notice and studies on traffic, stormwater and school impacts.
The Columbia City Planning Commission recommended approval of annexation and assignment of Residential Single Family Large Lot (RSF‑1) zoning for roughly 17.76 acres at 6701 Windan Drive, after residents urged more notice and asked for traffic, drainage and school‑capacity studies.
Philip Lafridge, owner and developer with the Wilson Company, told the commission the annexation request would effectively downzone the site from Richland County’s general commercial (GC) classification — which he said could allow as many as 277 apartments on the county portion — to a city RSF‑1 designation that yields a maximum of 79 single‑family detached homes. “We are intentionally taking the unit number all the way down to 79,” Lafridge said.
Why it matters: Annexation and zoning determine what kinds of development can proceed and…
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