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Residents press council for remediation ordinance after developer grading and drainage complaints
Summary
Multiple residents said work tied to Country Club Drive developments left yards, driveways and drainage damaged; a developer representative apologized and estimated final milling/overlay work in early August; residents asked council to require remediation timelines and fines and to consider deferring rezoning until infrastructure is finished.
Several residents used the public-comment period to press council about damage and ongoing roadway and drainage problems tied to recent development near Country Club Drive and Graham Road. George DeBusk said contractors "came on 07/30/2025, and took my yard, dug out the ditch... They took out my concrete driveway, and they replaced it with coquina rock," and he urged the council to adopt a remedial ordinance that requires developers to replace features "like for like" within a set timeline and imposes fines for noncompliance.
Developer and builder representatives from Beverly Homes acknowledged challenges, apologized, and said they have coordinated with SCDOT and city staff; one representative said final milling and overlay work is scheduled for August 3-4 and that SC DOT will need to sign off after inspections. Jason Collins, another resident, asked the council to defer second reading of the rezoning approved minutes earlier until the developer completes required infrastructure outside the development, saying several public streets have been disrupted for more than two years. Council members and staff pledged to follow up, explore legal avenues, and determine what enforcement or ordinance changes might protect existing homeowners when work spills into public right of way.
