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Hardeeville council reviews Farmhouse master plan amendment after developer adds open space and amenities
Summary
Council reviewed a revised Farmhouse master plan amendment that increases active open space from about 1.8 to 2.8 acres, adds trails and recreational amenities, and adjusts stormwater ponds to meet a new 100‑year retention requirement; staff and the developer committed to fencing an easement and showing new trails on revised drawings.
Mayor convened a Hardeeville City Council workshop on July 27 to consider an amendment to the initial master plan for the Farmhouse development, a roughly 31–32 acre site on East Sergeant Parkway. Staff and developer representatives presented a revised site plan that reallocates underused parking to create new active open space and community amenities.
Rusty Windsor, representing Orange Capital, said the project increased active open space from about 1.8 acres at the prior workshop to 2.8 acres on the revised plan. "So we added added an acre to that active open space," Windsor said, noting the plan now includes a trail, pickleball courts, a green field and a dog park. Windsor described tradeoffs driven by stormwater and wetland constraints and said the site’s wetlands and buffers limit buildable area.
Council members pressed the team on safety and visibility. One council member warned that a stormwater lagoon had grown on the plan’s right side and was close to a public pathway, raising safety concerns for children and other users; Windsor acknowledged the increase was driven by a new requirement to size ponds for a 100‑year storm event and said the team would consider fencing and design changes to separate the path from water features.
Councilmembers also discussed connecting trails on both sides of a Juniper Street easement into East Sergeant Parkway to meet the city’s 10% active open‑space consistency goal; staff and developer agreed to show those trails on the next submittal. Mayor closed by thanking staff and the applicants and noting the revised plans represent "a much better situation than we had on May 18" if the promised changes are incorporated.
The council voted to move into executive session on a separate agenda item at the meeting’s close; the Farmhouse master plan amendment will return to a council meeting after the applicant submits updated drawings and text for review.
