ORD 2026-13 ANX26-001 Swallow Lakes Townhomes AdoptedORDINANCE NO. 2026-13
TO CHANGE THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA
BY ACCEPTING THE PETITION REQUESTING ANNEXATION BY THE LANDOWNERS
AND ANNEXING ± 0.16 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED
OFF LAKE GREENWOOD DR. AND OWNED BY THE LAKES, LLC
WHEREAS, Section 5-3-150(3) of the Code of Laws of the State of South Carolina
provides that: "Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, any area
or property which is contiguous to a municipality may be annexed to the municipality by filing
with the municipal governing body a petition signed by all persons owning real estate in the area
requesting annexation. Upon the agreement of the governing body to accept the petition and annex
the area, and the enactment of an ordinance declaring the area annexed to the municipality, the
annexation is complete"; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of North Augusta, have
reviewed the petition of the landowners requesting that their property be annexed into the City and
determined that such Petition should be accepted and the property annexed into the City; and
WHEREAS, the property is situated within the area of the North Augusta 2021
Comprehensive Plan and recommended for Mixed Use by that plan as specified in the Land Use
Element; and
WHEREAS, the annexation request and zoning classification has been reviewed by
the Planning Commission which has recommended annexation of the property with ±0.16 acres to
be zoned R-7, Small Lot, Single-Family Residential.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the
City of North Augusta, South Carolina, in meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof
that:
I. The Petition of the landowners is accepted and the following described property
shall be annexed into the City of North Augusta:
All that tract, parcel or lot of land with any improvements thereon, situate, lying,
and being in the County of Aiken, South Carolina and shown on that certain Plat
prepared by Southern Partners, Inc., for The Lakes Development, LLC, dated April
16, 2026, recorded in Plat Book 67, page 897, in the Office of the Register of Deeds
for Aiken County, South Carolina. For a more complete and accurate description ,
reference should be made to the aforesaid plat which is made a part and parcel
hereof.
Being the same property conveyed to The Lakes, LLC by deed of Lakes and
Streams Development Company, Inc. dated December 13, 2025, recorded in Book
5286, pages 139-145, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Aiken County,
South Carolina.
"Exhibit A"