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South Charleston council approves two rezonings, permits crematorium use and OKs lift-station invoices
Summary
The South Charleston City Council approved two rezoning ordinances on second reading, an amendment to permit crematoriums by special permit in certain commercial zones, and a resolution approving invoices for the Liberty Street lift station rehabilitation project.
The South Charleston City Council approved multiple land-use changes and a resolution for a wastewater lift-station project during the meeting.
On a second reading, the council rezoned parcels in tax map 9 bounded by Jefferson Road, Davis Creek and Interstate 64 from R-4 (residential) to C-10 (commercial). The property was described in the meeting as the Jefferson Park parcel across from the community center and the rezoning had a recommendation from the planning commission. The motion to pass the ordinance on second reading was moved and seconded and was approved by voice vote.
The council also approved a second-reading rezoning for a parcel at 4121 Kirby Street from R-6 (residential) to C-6 (commercial). Council discussion identified the site as adjacent to and behind Snodgrass Funeral and noted the business’s long history in the city; council members moved and seconded the ordinance and approved it by voice vote.
Council members passed an ordinance amending Article 13 29.01 to allow a crematorium as a conditional use by special permit for an existing funeral-home establishment in C-6 and C-10 zones. The change was presented as a response to a local business's proposed crematory expansion; the planning commission recommendation was noted. The measure passed on voice vote.
Separately, the council approved a resolution authorizing payment of invoices related to design, construction and other services for the Liberty Street lift station rehabilitation project. The resolution had previously been approved by the sanitary board, and council members approved it by voice vote at this meeting.
For the zoning items, the planning commission’s recommendation was cited; for the lift station, the sanitary board’s prior approval was noted. The transcript records few substantive public comments or extended debate on these items; most passed on unanimous or uncontested voice votes.
