300 homes could be coming to a new subdivision in a Lexington community
More than three hundred new homes could be coming to Lexington soon if a new housing development gets approval from the town planning commission on Wednesday.
Meritage Homes is asking the Lexington Planning Commission to approve sketches for a new subdivision on 191 acres along the 300 block of Barr Road. The plans call for 308 single-family homes on lots with an average size 1,746 square feet.
The new houses would go on the west side of town, close to the playing fields at the Barr Road Sports Complex, Lexington Presbyterian Church and a facility where school buses are parked.
Besides the housing, the new development will include a pool, clubhouse, pickleball courts and multiple fire pit seating areas, according to documents filed with the planning commission.
“The plan also includes a trail system that traverses the length of the property and aligns with a master trail plan being developed for the area,” the documents say.
Plans include 73 acres of open space and a 50-foot landscaped buffer along Barr Road. The subdivision will have entrances on Barr and West Main Streets, as well as a rear emergency entrance near the amenities onto Wing Hill Drive. The developers will have to provide the town with a traffic study before work can begin, and the project may require intersection improvements on Barr Road at West Main and Wildlife Road.
The area is zoned for residential suburban development, and the plans meet town density and lot size requirements, planning documents produced by town staff say. The new development would include publicly maintained roads with sidewalks, although roads planned to be constructed over existing pond dams in the area will likely not be accepted by Lexington County for maintenance, the report said.
The Lexington Planning Commission will consider approval of the sketch plan at an 8 a.m. meeting Wednesday.
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