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Commission approves allowing Mills Meadows developer to submit major plan change while requiring compliance with 2025 subdivision rules
Summary
Mills Meadows, a long-running project proposing 99 townhome lots on roughly 17.12 acres, sought permission to submit a major plan change even though its preliminary plan had expired; staff recommended allowing submission contingent on bringing the project into compliance with the 2025 subdivision and 2023 stormwater ordinances, and the commission approved the staff recommendation.
The Planning Commission voted to accept staff’s recommendation to allow the developer of Mills Meadows (file 2605-267) to submit a major plan change application for a project that proposes 99 residential townhome lots on about 17.12 acres in the Ardan Tax District.
Staff told the commission that while the water and sewer districts had previously issued letters of intent to serve, formal design approvals for water and sewer had not been granted; the developer’s engineer (Chris Wadell of CEC) said plans had been resubmitted to Water and Sewer and the MPDS permit had been refiled. Staff recommended allowing the major plan change application to be submitted even though the preliminary plan had technically expired in February 2026, on the condition that the major change brings the project into full compliance with the 2025 subdivision and the 2023 stormwater ordinances.
Commissioners asked whether a specific new expiration date had been requested. Staff said the developer had not requested a specific extension period and that the county intended to accept the major plan change submission and set the new expiration date upon approval. Mr. Hardy moved to accept staff’s recommendation and Mr. Goff seconded; the motion carried.
Next steps: the developer will continue coordination with Berkeley County Public Service Water and Sewer Districts to obtain design approvals and submit the major plan change for staff review and commission consideration.
