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Planning commission approves Tristate preliminary plan for 669 Willow Springs Drive with landscaping and fence conditions
Summary
The commission approved a preliminary mixed‑use plan for 669 Willow Springs Drive — a multipurpose recreational facility with apartments and commercial space — subject to replacing 10 proposed star magnolias with lower shrubs and changing chain‑link pond fencing to a city‑approved material.
The City of Charleston Planning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 23 to approve the Tristate preliminary plan (SLD‑2024‑02) for a mixed‑use development at 669 Willow Springs Drive, subject to conditions intended to address sight‑line and fence material concerns.
Staff described the proposal as a multipurpose recreational facility with apartments and commercial space and said prior approvals include a sketch plan approval on July 22 and a rezoning from General Commercial to Neighborhood Commercial with a deed restriction. “This property is located at 669 Willow Springs Drive. The applicant is seeking to build a multipurpose recreational facility and mixed use structure, apartments, and commercial space,” staff said during the presentation. The staff recommendation included conditions on sidewalks, parking, and fence placement around the retention pond.
Commissioners and the applicant’s engineer discussed a proposed 4‑foot fence around the stormwater retention pond; the engineer, Chuck Morant of Alco Associates, said the design had shown chain link but that city staff informed them chain link is not allowed and they would change the material to one acceptable to the city. The commission also asked that plantings on the roadway front be kept below drivers’ sight lines; the approval included a condition requiring the 10 proposed star magnolias to be replaced with lower‑height shrubs so they do not obstruct sight lines.
