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Commission approves Monarch Carolinas waiver and preliminary plat for Wedgwood townhomes in Fort Mill
Summary
The Commission approved waiver 26-2 to reduce internal townhome sublot separation (from 40 feet to 20 feet between structures) to create a central open-space amenity and approved the 57-unit Wedgwood preliminary plat after staff said the project meets code for open space, buffers and utilities.
The York County Planning Commission voted June 8 to approve waiver 26-2 for the Wedgwood Townhome development and to accept the project's preliminary plat, clearing the way for a 57-unit townhouse community on the east side of Coltharp Road in Fort Mill.
Staff planner Marion Ray told the commission that the developer sought to reduce internal sublot separation for townhomes so buildings would be 20 feet apart rather than the 40 feet required under standard interpretation of sublots plus side setbacks. That internal "0-foot" sublot separation (internal to the development) allows consistent 10-foot side setbacks for structures while eliminating the extra 20-foot gap between sublots and permits a large, centralized open space. "We think exchanging the sublot separation in favor of the larger central thing meets the intent of the code," Marion Ray said.
Turner Grunewald, the civil engineer for Ardura representing Lennar, said the design iterations aimed to concentrate open space into a single visible lawn and provide amenity space accessible to residents. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about average sublot sizes, garage and driveway design, and guest parking. Staff said the central sublots would be about 1,800 square feet and the proposed layout provides 30% open space (3.23 acres), 50-foot perimeter buffers and the code-required guest parking (on-street and off-street combined).
After public comment in favor, the commission closed the hearing, moved and seconded the waiver and plat approvals and recorded approvals on both items. Staff noted the project will be served by York County utilities and that required tree surveys and sidewalks will be addressed in final plan review.
The commission's approvals allow the applicant to proceed to subsequent site-level and commercial-review steps; the transcript did not include a roll-call tally.
