Elected officials denied, for a second time, a proposed residential development project that would have added up to 244 homes in northern Beaufort County.
The Ramsey Farms project, pitched by developer Pulte Homes, would have been located on 86 acres in unincorporated Beaufort County near Battery Creek High School. Ten of the units would have been preserved for workforce housing, according to the agreement.
On Sept. 8, the Beaufort County Council heard both a request for a zoning map amendment and a subsequent development agreement plan for the property. The developer sought to increase the property’s density, which would allow the number of permitted units to rise from 27 to 244. It would require a majority vote in favor from council…