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Conway council denies Smashburger mobile food truck, approves zoning and annexation measures
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Conway City Council voted unanimously to deny a proposed franchise for a Smashburger mobile food truck at a downtown parking area, and approved first-reading zoning and annexation measures for two properties.
The Conway City Council on Feb. 18 voted unanimously to deny a proposed franchise agreement for a Smashburger mobile food truck to operate near Fourth Avenue and Kingston Street, and approved first-reading measures to rezone property on Sixteenth Avenue and to annex a parcel on Clemson Road.
Council members said downtown parking constraints and staff concerns about enforcement and impacts on nearby businesses drove the denial of the Smashburger proposal. "Staff does have concerns with it," city planning staff said during the meeting, adding that Fridays could be problematic and that staff "would not recommend approval." Councilmember White echoed parking worries, saying the vendor would be taking two spaces in an area with limited parking. Councilmember Goldfinch also said he could not support the requested location.
The council moved to deny the mobile vendor franchise and the motion carried unanimously.
On zoning matters, the council approved first reading of an ordinance to rezone roughly the Sixteenth Avenue property from low- to medium-density residential to neighborhood commercial. Planning staff said the request is consistent with the city’s future land use map and that the neighborhood commercial district is more restrictive in permitted uses than highway commercial. The motion for first reading carried unanimously.
The council also gave first reading to an annexation ordinance for a roughly 0.37-acre parcel at 116 Clemson Road, submitted because the property owner must connect to city utilities. Staff recommended approval, and a councilmember moved to "welcome them to the city." That motion carried.
Votes at a glance
- Franchise for Smashburger mobile food truck (Second and final reading, ordinance ZA2025-0121a): Motion to deny approved unanimously. Motion text: deny the request to grant a nonexclusive franchise agreement for the Smashburger mobile food truck at the parking area adjacent to Fourth Avenue and Kingston Street. Mover: not specified in the record. Second: not specified. Outcome: approved (denial). Notes: staff opposed approval due to parking and enforcement concerns; council voted unanimously to deny.
- Zoning, Sixteenth Avenue (First reading, ordinance ZA2025-0317a): Motion to approve first reading to rezone approximately the subject property from low-to-medium density residential to neighborhood commercial. Mover: Councilmember Eck (moved). Second: not specified. Outcome: approved (first reading). Votes: motion carried unanimously.
- Annexation, 116 Clemson Road (First reading, ordinance ZA2025-0317b): Motion to annex approximately 0.37 acres from Horry County residential (no mobile homes) to the city, low-to-medium density residential, for required connection to city utilities. Mover: Councilmember Goldfinch (moved to welcome the owners). Second: not specified. Outcome: approved (first reading).
Council minutes show no roll-call tallies with individual yes/no votes for these items; the record indicates each motion passed unanimously.
The council did not finalize the proposed rezoning of 7.3 acres on North Main Street and Chacora Boulevard; staff said that application will go to the Planning Commission for a public hearing on March 6.
The meeting included several informational reports and a workshop item; the votes above reflect the formal council actions taken that evening.
