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Tucked away in the tranquil village of Van Wyck, South Carolina, is the area’s newest large-tract residential development. Named for a previous owner, a locally loved matriarch, Virginia’s Woods offers homeowners the opportunity to engage their own builders and construct the estate of their dreams on large, heavily wooded, eco-interesting sites. Situated off SC Highway 75, (Rebound Road) only one mile from US Highway 521, this community will be developed out in two adjacent phases. Phase I offers four tracts of varying sizes that front on existing county or state maintained roads. Phase 2 will offer twelve tracts, the majority of which are sized around 5+ acres, with all fronting on a soon-to-be constructed roadway. All of these building tracts are situated within an aged forest of hardwoods and Southern pines, deep meandering creeks, large granite outcroppings, and are home to deer, turkeys, rabbits, hawks, and numerous other wildlife species. The dynamite location afforded this unique development places it only a moment’s drive from the 521 corridor and within the exceptional Indian Land School District. Charlotte, Waxhaw, Lancaster, and Rock Hill are all within easy commutes. Virginia’s Woods is a distinctive residential community where your home can be built and enjoyed within the privacy and harmony of Mother Nature’s boundary.
Farms & Estates Realty, Inc. www.farmsandestates.com 101 W. South Main Street ~ P. O. Box 808 Waxhaw, NC 28173 704.843.1107
Field Notes
♣ Land Parcel Fact Sheet ♣
Property Description: Currently a forested woodlands tract situated in the path of 521 southern corridor expansion
Tax Map #’s: Lancaster County, SC Parcel # 0026-00-001.00, 82.969 acres Parcel # 0026-00-007.00, 30.608 acres Parcel # 0026-00-008.00, 41.977 acres
Location: Rebound Road (SC Hwy. 75) at Millstone Branch Road 1 mile west of US Hwy. 521 Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/tlHT9
Tract Details:
Size: 118 acres (+ or -) sub-divided as follows: Phase 1: One 8-acre tract, two 6-acre tracts, & one 35-acre tract Phase 2: Ten 5+ acre tracts with two smaller parcels fronting Hwy. 75
Specifics: This new large-tract development referred to as Virginia’s Woods is situated on Rebound (SC Hwy 75) and Millstone Branch Roads and contains 16 highly desirable building tracts. The development is strategically located about 30 minutes south of I-485, Charlotte, NC and 10 minutes north of Lancaster, SC. This unspoiled forested acreage offers large-tract residential community opportunity to the forward thinking land/home buyer. No HOA is planned, but the tracts will be restricted with protective covenants, with Phase 2 tracts sharing in a road maintenance agreement. The planned site has a rolling topography covered with an Oak/Pine tree community, so categorized by its population of Northern Red Oak, Southern White Oak, White Ash, Eastern Red Cedar, Hickory, Loblolly Pine, American Holly, and Dogwood varieties. There are free-flowing streams throughout the property, but no FEMA designated flood plain areas.
Farms & Estates Realty, Inc. P. O. Box 808 ~ 101 W. South Main Street Waxhaw, NC 28173 Office: 704.843.1107 ~ Fax: 704.843.1470 www.farmsandestates.com
Utilities: Private well, on-site septic required for each tract. Phase 1: Electric, telephone, natural gas installed by individual utility provider on an “as needed” basis, i.e. as home construction demands. Phase 2: To be determined
Zoning: R-30p, Low Density Residential/Agricultural Panhandle District; see attached zoning description sheet.
Covenants & Restrictions: ► Single family residential with 2200 sq.ft. minimum heated space ► Property owners can select their own custom builder ► Exterior finishes to be hard surface; Stone, Brick, Fiber Cement Board, Wood ► Guest house and/or garage apartments allowed. This structure can serve as temporary residence for no more than 24 months prior to construction and completion of main residence ► No manufactured housing allowed. Modular construction must be first approved by original Grantors, or their designee. ► With the exception of Lots 4 & 15, neither of which shall be further subdivided, no lot shall be subdivided so as to allow any resulting tracts of less than 5 acres. ► No clear cutting of timber allowed. Details in Restrictive Covenants.
Area History: Van Wyck has a most compelling history, especially the story of how the village carries a Dutch colonial name located in the middle of Scots-Irish territory. You can read the history of Van Wyck on our website, or by clicking this link: < VAN WYCK HISTORY >
Pricing: See tract pricing schedule included within
Terms: Cash at closing Financing opportunities available with AgSouth Farm Credit
Contacts at Ag South: Karen M. Baxley, NMLS #628786 – Larabeth Smith NMLS #1294727 1321 Springdale Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 Office: 803.324.1131 Fax: 803.328.9272
Invest in land, not only with your money, but with your spirit as well. For then conservation will become a selfish motive, and selfish motives create legacies, and legacies are treasured by future generations. With this one decision, you establish both an endowment as well as a heritage. ~ R. Sansbury 2002
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Tract Pricing Schedule
Phase 1
tract # SSSize Sizeizeize (in acres) price / acre ($) Tract Price 1 8.0 SOLD 2 6.0 SOLD 3 6.0 SOLD outparcel 35.0 SOLD
Phase 2
tract # Size (in acres) price / acre ($) Tract Price 4 4.914 SOLD 5 5.0 Reservation 6 6.50 SOLD 7 6.446 Under Contract 8 5.178 Reservation 9 5.173 Under Contract 10 5.0 Reservation 11 5.0 23,000 $ 115,000 12 5.347 Under Contract 13 5.347 Under Contract 14 5.930 22,000 $130,460 15 2.948 SOLD
Disclaimer : Due to the volatile nature of the real estate market these stated tract prices are subject to change. The information presented above is accurate at the time of this September 2015 printing, however you are advised to please check with your real estate broker for the current price and sale status of any particular tract.
Zoning Discussion
• The residential use districts of Lancaster County, SC have been established, designed, and intended to secure for the persons who reside there a comfortable, healthy, safe, and pleasant environment in which to live, sheltered from incompatible and disruptive activities.
• In addition to the stated objectives of each zoning district, all districts are designed to encourage the perpetuation of general agricultural activities such as general row crop production, free-range livestock operations and pasture land, hay land, woodland and wildlife management areas. Intensive agricultural enterprises such as turkey barns, hog farms and other confined livestock operations shall only be allowed in the R-45A district.
• The R-30P, Low Density Residential/Agricultural Panhandle District, is the district in which Virginia’s Woods is situated and is designed to accommodate single-family residential developments (not including manufactured homes) in the southern part of the panhandle. This zoning district will allow residential uses and related residential uses such as religious institutions, fire station, etc. The maximum density allowed in this zoning district is 1.5 dwellings per acre (1.5 du/acre), minimum lot size of 29,040 square feet and the minimum lot width is 130 feet. The availability of water and/or sewer shall not change: (1) the maximum density allowed; (2) the minimum lot size, and (3) the minimum lot width from what is stated above.
• All tracts, with the exception of Tracts 4 & 15, within the present and future scope of the Virginia’s Woods development carry restrictive covenants limiting their minimum size to five acres. Sub-division is allowed as long as the results of which produce no tract less than five acres.
Disclaimer : The information presented above is deemed accurate at the time of printing, however you are advised to please check with the Lancaster Zoning Department for the current zoning status of any particular tract. The Zoning director can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at (803) 416-9777 between the hours of 8:30am and 5:00pm ET.
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Why Conservation Matters
Question? Why did the owners and developer choose large-tract development rather than maximum density?
It’s not about saving acres, it is about saving our sense of place
By Sonia Perillo and Saxby Chaplin
By all accounts, we live in one of the most prosperous, fastest growing areas of the country. Growth may bring prosperity, but it can also strain our natural resources. The issue is not whether we will grow, but how. Will we grow in a way that enables our wetlands and watersheds to continue to function as our natural water filtration and recharge system? In a way that conserves our landscapes, vistas, forests, parks and other special places so that everyone in the region will continue to be able to enjoy them and the quality of life they afford? Conservationists work to protect our natural resources because it provides both tangible and intangible benefits. On the tangible side, conserving open space is often the cheapest way to safeguard drinking water and clean our air. Studies have shown an inverse correlation between the cost of treating drinking water from a source such as Mountain Island Lake, and the percentage of forests and natural areas in that source’s watershed. New York City, for example, has chosen to spend $1.5 billion to conserve 80,000 acres in its drinking water supply watershed, rather than spend $8 billion on a water filtration plant that would cost $300 million per year to operate. Other tangible benefits of conservation include erosion and storm water runoff control, air purification, noise abatement and biodiversity protection. Intangible benefits are equally important but more difficult to measure. For example, parks, greenways and other public open spaces help build communities. They encourage outdoor activities, including exercise, and serve as gathering places where people can participate in the larger, more diverse community than they might otherwise encounter in the home-to-office routine. Many businesses cite “quality of life” aspects such as recreational opportunities, parks and open space as significant factors in office relocation decisions. On a deeper level are the benefits derived from being connected with a place. Some might be surprised to learn that there are third- and fourth-generation Carolinians living in this region – in some cases on the same land farmed by their forebears. Many of these residents share a deep and abiding kinship with the land and this region, a sense of place as palpable as the fragrance from springtime magnolia blossoms. This relationship with the land imbues them with a strong sense of community that seems increasingly elusive in our transient and fast-paced society. It has been said that most Americans can recognize over 1,000 corporate logos, but can’t identify 10 plants or animals native to their region. This attenuating relationship with the land is perhaps most prevalent in rapidly growing communities, like Charlotte, where longer commutes mean more time in cars and fewer opportunities for connecting with the land. You don’t need fourth generation roots to intuitively appreciate the benefits of conserving special places that allow us to experience and relate to our land, our region and our country. That doesn’t just mean protecting endangered plants or animals, it also means conserving places people love and enjoy. Ultimately, land conservation is not about saving acres, it is about saving our communities and our sense of place. It is about making the natural world accessible, thereby providing places where people can go to be inspired, to rejuvenate their psyches, to reconnect with the land and the community, to reestablish a sense of perspective about he world and their place in it, and to restore their souls. As Wendell Berry said, “You can’t know who you are until you know where you are.” Our connection with the land and the sense of community that it fosters are essential threads in the fabric of our society. To understand this is to appreciate naturalist Aldo Leopold’s sentiment that the land is not just a commodity, but is a community of which we are a small part. In fact, some say the success of the land conservation movement ultimately shouldn’t be measured by acres conserved, but by the degree to which our citizens have become invested in this place and region. Invested to the point that their relationship with the land and their spirit of community cause them to participate in conserving the land, not just for themselves, but for the future generations from whom it is being borrowed.
RRREGIONAL GGGUIDE
Medical Centers Public Schools Springs Memorial Hospital Lancaster (803) 286-1214 Indian Land Elementary School (803) 548-2916 Carolinas Medical Center Pineville (704) 543-2000 Indian Land Middle School (803) 548-2916 Carolinas Medical Center Matthews (704) 846-6931 Indian Land High School (803) 547-7571 Presbyterian Hospital Matthews (704) 384-6500 Lancaster County School District (803) 286-6972
Utilities Private Schools Duke Energy (803) 872-4805 Carolina Christian Academy (803) 285-5565 Lancaster County Natural Gas Authority (803) 285-2045 Westminster Catawba Christian School (803) 366-4119 Comporium Communications (803) 548-1054 Charlotte Latin School (704) 846-7230 Charlotte Country Day School (704) 943-4800 Newspapers Providence Day School (704) 887-7041 The Lancaster News (803) 285-4286 Charlotte Christian School (704) 366-5657 The Charlotte Observer (704) 358-5000 The Fort Mill Times (803) 547-2353 The Carolina Gateway (803) 283-1133 Higher Education University of South Carolina at Lancaster (803) 313-7102 Local Ventures Winthrop University (803) 323-2334 Landsford Canal State Park (803) 789-5800 York Technical College (803) 327-8000 Anne Springs Close Greenway (803) 547-0234 Andrew Jackson State Park (803) 285-3344 Local Police and Fire Discovery Place (704) 372-6261 Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office (803) 283-4136 Paramount’s Carowinds (704) 588-2600 Van Wyck Fire Department (803) 285-4281 US National Whitewater Center (704) 391-3900 Pleasant Valley Fire Department (803) 548-5600
Golf Shopping Lancaster Golf Club (803) 416-4500 Carolina Place Mall (704) 543-9300 Crow’s Nest at Arrowood (803) 283-4653 The Galleria Mall (803) 324-1711 Stonebridge Golf Club (704) 283-8998 South Park Mall (704) 364-4411 Charlotte Golf Links (704) 846-7990 Concord Mills (704) 979-3000 Carolina Lakes Golf Club (803) 547-9668 Tega Cay Golf Club (888) 834-2386 Other Important Numbers Fort Mill Golf Club (803) 547-2044 SC Department of Motor Vehicles (803) 286-4859 Springfield Golf Course (866) 304-4653 Charlotte Douglas International Airport (704) 359-4910 Farms and Estates Realty, Inc. (704) 843-1107 Country Clubs Firethorne Country Club (704) 243-2433 Providence Country Club (704) 846-6325 Rock Hill Country Club (803) 328-1894