COLUMBIA, S.C. — A proposed housing development on Rosewood Drive is on hold after airport officials raised concerns about safety and federal flight path regulations tied to nearby Jim Hamilton–LB Owens Airport.
The proposal calls for a three-story housing development at 1700 Rosewood Drive and Fulton Street, an area that has seen significant residential growth in recent years. Airport leaders say the property sits beneath a protected aircraft approach zone, limiting what can be built at the site.
According to airport officials, the area falls within an airport overlay district designed to protect aircraft as they approach the runway…