<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3Ea3z3_1FPXj9dA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Ea3z3_1FPXj9dA00" width="400" height="225" >Why was the buffer zone increased to 75 feet in the Cordesville rezoning plan?What is the current status of the traffic impact analysis for the proposed development?Why are residents concerned about the development's impact on rural Berkeley County?BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A proposal that could bring 147 homes to rural Berkeley County is back before the Planning Commission Tuesday night after being deferred last month.Eastwood Homes is seeking to rezone more than 250 acres near Highway 402, Sportsman Retreat Lane and Umbria Road in the Cordesville area from Agricultural Flex-1 to the county’s proposed Agricultural Flex Conservation district. Commissioners are not being asked to approve the homes themselves Tuesday. Instead, they will consider whether to recommend the zoning change to Berkeley County Council.<div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe allowfullscreen src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_qEp8cO-UIE?enablejsapi=1&version=3&playerapiid=ytplayer" frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div>The current concept calls for 147 homes concentrated on roughly 90 acres of the property, with much of the remaining land preserved as open space.The proposal comes as traffic has increased along Highway 402. South Carolina Department of Transportation data shows average daily traffic along the stretch between U.S. 17 Alternate and Hard Pinch Road was about 6,100 vehicles in 2021 and 6,800 in 2025 — an increase of roughly 700 vehicles per day.A traffic impact analysis for the proposed development is underway, but the results are not yet available. Berkeley County officials say the study will be reviewed by both county engineers and SCDOT and is expected to be completed before the rezoning reaches third reading before County Council.That timing is a concern for some residents who want more information about the development's potential impact on Highway 402 as the rezoning moves forward.“As residents who are trying to be proactive and make sure that our roads can handle the infrastructure impact that's coming our way, we need that information,” Cordesville resident Nicole Burbage told News 4. “And I think they need that information. The commission honestly needs that information to make an educated decision tonight.”Traffic is not the only issue still being studied.The proposed homes would rely on individual septic systems. Timothy Kinney, director of the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services' Division of Onsite Wastewater, told News 4 that each lot would have to undergo a soil evaluation before a permit to construct a septic system could be issued. If a property cannot accommodate a standard system, a professional engineer may be able to design a specialized system that meets state requirements. At this point, Kinney said SCDES cannot determine whether the property can support septic systems for all 147 proposed homes.“To my knowledge, the department has not even received the initial application, which is standard,” Kinney said, adding that the agency cannot yet offer an evaluation of the individual sites. The proposal has changed since it appeared before the Planning Commission in August, when the applicant requested a deferral.The developer met with Cordesville community stakeholders following that meeting and revised its concept plan. The proposed perimeter buffer was increased from 50 feet to 75 feet. SCDES says 75 feet meets its minimum required separation between an onsite wastewater system and a private well.Berkeley County also says roughly 63% of the overall property would remain permanent open space under the current proposal. The proposed conservation zoning requires protected open space to be preserved through a legally enforceable mechanism restricting future development.Burbage said residents' concerns extend beyond this particular project to how continued development could affect rural areas of Berkeley County.The Planning Commission meeting began at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Berkeley County Administration Building in Moncks Corner. Any recommendation from the commission would move the rezoning into the County Council process; the Planning Commission does not have final authority over the rezoning. </div></body>

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