276 signatures
Petition is addressed to: City of Seneca
Stanley Martin Homes, whose parent company is Daiwa House Group headquartered in Japan, is trying to put 182 duplex lots and 202 single-family detached lots on 117 acres located between Joe Lewis Road, Wells Highway and Houston Rice Road. Currently the property is zoned Agricultural by Oconee County. According to the submitted plans, lot sizes for the homes will be a minimum of 7,049 sq. ft or .16 acre. Lot sizes for the duplex homes will be 7,500 sq. ft. or .17 acre.
The builder wants to be annexed into Seneca. Water, sewer and power would be provided by Seneca Light & Water. The Legal Notice is in the Journal. THERE WILL BE A ZONING HEARING AT SENECA CITY HALL ON JULY 21ST AT 6:00.
Reason
This area is already congested with at least four new developments in a two-mile radius.
- Can the sewer system handle it?
- Can the power grid handle it?
- Can the schools handle it?
- Can emergency services handle it?
- Can the roads handle it?
- Do we need all these houses?
- Once the land is cleared, where will the wildlife go?
- Where will all the runoff go? It will likely go into Coneross Creek where there is already flooding.
Please sign the petition to stop this development and plan to attend the zoning hearing so we can stop the madness!
Petition details
Petition started:
06/28/2025
Collection ends:
07/21/2025
Region:
Seneca
Topic:
Construction
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Why people sign
This development at the proposed density will directly impact our neighborhood resulting in increased traffic congestion in a concentrated area (est 400-800 vehicles), an oversupply of local housing, and a decline in the natural beauty of the region. Any development needs to be approached with a commitment to a standard of high quality including the beautiful aesthetics of the wooded natural environment maintained in our neighborhood. This proposed density of 5.06 dwelling units per acre significantly exceeds the 1 dwelling per acre limit in the Agriculture District (AD) [38-10.6]. Furthermore, it also exceeds the maximum densities of other standard residential and mixed-use districts:
• Control Free District (CFD) allows 4 dwellings per acre (if wastewater is not on-site) or 2 dwellings per acre (if wastewater is on-site) [38-10.2].
• Residential District (RD) allows 4 dwellings per acre (with utilities available) or 2 dwellings per acre (without utilities) [38-10.7].
• Lake Residential District (LRD) allows 4 dwellings per acre [38-10.8].
• Mixed Use District (MUD) allows 2 units per acre [38-10.14].
The city also needs to carefully consider impacts on education resources for its residents, road maintenance for the increase in traffic, and water/sewer services. Any development approved must be held accountable for its impact.
Can the sewer system handle it?
Can the power grid handle it?
Can the schools handle it?
Can emergency services handle it?
Can the roads handle it?
Do we need all these houses? There are increases in foreclosures and evictions in the Greater Greenville Area.
Once the land is cleared, where will the wildlife go?
Where will all the runoff go? It will likely go into Coneross Creek where there is already flooding.
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New developments in this area will strain the current infrastructure and resources to a point that is unhealthy