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Commission approves annexation and TN zoning for two Freeman Farm Road parcels
Summary
Staff recommended, and the planning commission approved, annexation AN26‑06 to bring two parcels on Freeman Farm Road into the city and zone them Traditional Neighborhood; the applicant and staff said constraints (floodplain, topography, sewer easement) limit density to well under the TN maximum.
The Greer Planning Commission approved AN26‑06 July 20, annexing two parcels on Freeman Farm Road and assigning a Traditional Neighborhood (TN) zoning district. Staff recommended approval, saying TN would serve as a transition between adjacent medium‑density residential to the north and suburban neighborhood to the south.
Staff explained that earlier multifamily concepts for adjacent property had prompted a traffic study recommending a turn‑lane reconfiguration at Freeman Farm and Highway 101, but SCDOT later told staff it did not recommend improvements at this time. The applicant’s engineer, Jonathan of Sylvester Engineering, said site constraints — topography, rock, a CPW sewer easement and floodplain — mean achievable density is much lower than the TN zone maximum; he said, "there's no way we could get anywhere close to 10 units per acre" and that layout options are under about two units per acre. Commissioners asked about traffic and payable in‑lieu options; staff said no payment was required given DOT’s current position. A motion to approve was made, seconded and passed by the commission.
