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Planning commission approves Farmhouse at East Argent amendment with conditions on open space and access
Summary
The Hardeeville Planning Commission approved an amendment to the Farmhouse at East Argent master plan that reduces four‑story buildings and keeps a 300‑unit cap, contingent on clarified open‑space figures, corrected entrance/TIA text, and unit breakdowns per building.
The Hardeeville Planning Commission voted May 17 to approve an initial master plan amendment for the Farmhouse at East Argent development, subject to clarifications in plan text about open space, building unit counts and access language.
Staff told the commission the 32‑acre amendment keeps the previously approved maximum density of 300 units while reducing the number of four‑story buildings from six to three and increasing the number of three‑story buildings. "The density will remain the same at 300 units, a maximum of 300 units," staff said during the presentation. Staff and the applicant showed drone imagery and sight‑line diagrams to explain how tree buffers and revised building locations move taller buildings away from adjacent Riverton Point homes.
Commissioners pressed the applicant for technical clarifications. The applicant said the added building footprint is “just under 10,000 square feet” and that some existing pavement (Juniper Street) could be re‑surfaced as sod to compensate for the open space change; staff requested the open‑space percentages and active‑space calculations be clarified in the plan text. The applicant also said one retention pond was enlarged after a prior localized flooding event and that the revised pond will exceed stormwater requirements.
The commission discussed access points and the transportation impact analysis, and staff agreed to reconcile plan language describing right‑in/right‑out and emergency access so the TIA and site plan match. A commissioner asked about schedule: applicant representatives said land clearing could start in roughly six months, the first building could go vertical in about 14–15 months, and full build‑out could take roughly 36 months.
A motion to approve the IMP amendment, with conditions to correct unit counts per building, clarify open space amounts and reconcile entrance/access language in the TIA and plan text, passed by voice vote.
The commission did not record a roll‑call tally in the public transcript. The applicant will return corrected plan wording and the item will proceed to council hearings as required.
