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Votes at a glance: annexations, flood-map update, cemetery moratorium, property conveyance and budget amendment
Summary
Council approved a group of ordinances and resolutions covering annexations and zoning, a flood-hazard update for FEMA compliance, a temporary moratorium relating to cemeteries, conveyance of surplus property and a budget amendment aligning revenues and expenditures with recent grants.
During the regular meeting the Florence City Council considered and took action on multiple ordinances and resolutions. Below is a concise summary of the items and outcomes recorded on the agenda:
- Annexations and zoning: Council approved multiple annexation and rezoning ordinances. The ordinance to annex and zone CG for property at Gilbert Drive and Freedom Boulevard (identified by Florence County tax map number 00178-01-244) was moved, seconded and approved. A second annexation to zone RG-3 for property at 1001 Tunbridge Place and 3740 Westlake Drive (tax map numbers 00751-01-275 and 00751-01-282) was similarly approved. Another annexation (Bill 2025-12) to rezone property at Dexter Drive and Atwood Avenue to NC 6.1 was approved as amended after council action to change the requested NC 6.3 to NC 6.1.
- Flood Hazard District update: Council approved the second-reading ordinance (Bill 2025-09) to amend the Unified Development Ordinance relating to the Flood Hazard District to align with FEMA regulations and adopt a revised Flood Insurance Rate Map.
- Temporary moratorium on development approvals for properties containing cemeteries: Council approved second-reading temporary moratorium language (Bill 2025-10) to pause final improvements and certain approvals affecting properties with cemeteries while the council considers amendments to development regulations.
- Conveyance of surplus city property: Council approved second-reading conveyance of approximately 0.319 acres on Jenny O’Brien Avenue back to Floyd Family Properties LLC; the property had originally been conveyed to the city for a sports complex and access road purposes.
- Budget amendment (Bill 2025-13): Council approved amendments to the FY25 budget to align appropriations with recently awarded grants and state appropriations, including approximately $1.25 million in state appropriations for a fire engine and related equipment, FEMA hazard-mitigation grants for generators, $50,000 from Longleaf for recreation rehabilitation and carry-forward purchases for sanitation equipment from prior appropriations.
- Resolutions: Council adopted Resolution 2025-08 to authorize construction of a new 30-inch force main under railroad tracks along North Williamson Road; staff said CSX requires the council resolution before approving the encroachment agreement. Council also approved a resolution authorizing a conditional grant and development agreement to provide an incentive for a development (resolution number summarized as 2025-09 in the meeting).
Nut graf: Council processed a batch of land-use and budget items consistent with the published agenda, approving several annexations and zoning decisions, FEMA-aligned flood-map updates, a cemetery-related temporary moratorium to enable further regulation work, a surplus-property conveyance, a multi-item budget amendment to capture grants and state appropriations, and two resolutions enabling infrastructure and development incentives.
