The Aiken City Council could give its final approval Monday evening to a plan calling for a 250-home subdivision to be constructed between May Royal Drive and Crosland Park.
On the agenda for the 7 p.m. city council meeting is the second and final reading of an ordinance annexing and zoning approximately 72 acres and approving a concept plan for the property.
Midland Valley Development LLC submitted the application.
Four properties totaling 72.23 acres would be annexed into the city.
Aiken County zones the properties Rural Development.
If annexed, the city would zone the properties Planned Residential.
The concept plan calls for the construction of 250 single-family homes priced between $280,000 and $290,000.
The subdivision would be called Royal Oaks.
The concept plan has changed several times as Midland Valley worked through the city's approval process.
The original concept plan called for the construction of 333 homes. The concept plan was amended to include more buffer space and add five more homes.
The concept plan was amended again before Feb. 26 to include 313 homes.
The latest concept plan also calls for a 75-feet buffer to existing homes on May Royal and Osbon Drive, City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh added in information provided to the city council ahead of Monday's meeting.
Access to the property would be via May Royal Drive. There are plans for a crash gate on Osbon Drive.
The city council unanimously approved the first reading of the ordinance March 25.
Several neighbors along May Royal and Osbon Drives have expressed concerns throughout the approval process about the additional traffic in the area and the size of the lots.
The lots in the development are less than one-fourth of an acre while many of the surrounding properties are a half-acre or more in size.
The city council continued consideration of first reading in February.
The city council will also consider the second and final readings of ordinances:
• rezoning a property near the intersection of Gregg Highway and Lockey Drive and approving a concept plan calling for an apartment complex to be constructed on the property; and
• annexing and zoning single-family homes located at 115 Vivion Dr. and 107 Marvin Dr.
The council consider first reading of an ordinance amending the city's budget to include $2.4 million the city received from Aiken County when it purchased the former Municipal Building.
Requests and proclamations on the agenda include:
• designating April 27 as Aiken Pickleball Day;
• designating April as Fair Housing Month;
• approving an Independence Day fireworks display at the Reserve at Woodside;
• approving the use of Park Avenue for a food and culture event; and
• accepting a deed of dedication for water and sewer lines in a section of Chukker Creek.
The council is also expected to consider the reappointments of Bonita Peele to the Senior Commission and Angela Key to the Accommodations Tax Committee and the appointment of Georgianna Conger to the Equine Committee.
The council will meet for a worksession at 5:30 p.m. to discuss a plan for an opioid treatment program.
The council meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in Room 309 of the Municipal Building located at 111 Chesterfield St. S.W.
