270K-SF Industrial Project Approved in Fort Mill

York County Council gave final approval Oct. 5 to a 270,500-square-foot industrial project at Flint Hill Road and S.C. 21 in Fort Mill. The rezoning covers roughly 24.06 acres, moving the property from General Commercial to Light Industrial. SDP Charlotte LLC, an affiliate of Atlanta-based Strategic Real Estate Partners, is the developer.

The plan calls for two buildings: one at 161,700 square feet with 59 truck docks, the other at 108,800 square feet with 46, roughly 105 docks total. Docks must face inward, and buildings must sit roughly 250 feet from adjoining properties. Deed restrictions prohibit manufacturing, data centers, shooting ranges, crematories and several other industrial uses.

Walmart owns the property, having bought it in 2008 for $6.3 million for a Neighborhood Market that was never built. It plans to sell to SDP Charlotte with a 24-month closing window; if the sale falls through, the site reverts to General Commercial zoning.

Approval came over denial recommendations from county staff and the Planning Commission. Opponents cited truck traffic, noise, and proximity to homes and Flint Hill Baptist Church's cemetery. Flint Hill Road remains two lanes with no widening planned.

The developer must build a right-turn lane from U.S. 21 into the site, a separate right-turn lane from U.S. 21 onto Flint Hill Road, and a right-turn lane from Flint Hill Road into the site. The county must still approve the traffic study before the project advances.