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Kershaw County Council delays airport overlay vote after residents raise zoning, property-rights concerns
Summary
Council moved the public hearing and first reading on the proposed Airport Overlay District to the council meeting on Jan. 28 after multiple residents and stakeholders raised concerns about land-use restrictions, potential takings and the lack of a project cost-benefit analysis.
Kershaw County Council on Jan. 14 agreed to remove the public hearing and first reading on the proposed Airport Overlay District (AOD) from the meeting agenda and reschedule both items for the council’s second January meeting, citing the need for additional exhibits and input from the South Carolina Aeronautical Commission.
The move came after several residents from the Red Fox Road/Dicey Creek area and other stakeholders used the public-comment period to press the council for changes to the draft overlay that they said would limit traditional equine uses, reduce property values and allow the county to acquire homes in Zone A.
Resident Holly Hock told the council that the county had spent money pursuing an FAA grant without first producing the required cost-benefit analysis. “The FAA AIP requires you to provide a cost benefit analysis for any capital expenditure over…
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