At its Jan. 6, 2025, meeting York County Council completed organizational votes and a series of first-reading rezoning actions. Below is a concise rundown of formal motions and tally results recorded during the session; narrative follows the vote list with key context noted for select items.

Votes at a glance

- Election of council chair: Christie Cox — nominated and re-elected by voice vote ("Aye" recorded; chair announced reelection). Outcome: elected (no formal roll-call tally recorded).

- Election of council vice chair: Tom Aldett — nominated and seconded; approved by voice vote. Outcome: elected (no roll-call tally recorded).

- Consent agenda: motion approved by voice vote. Outcome: approved (no roll-call tally recorded).

Rezoning and other first-reading items (cases listed by applicant case number shown in meeting text):

1) Case 24-52 (Tax map 46400019) AGC to RUD, 3.02 acres, District 2 — Motion to approve (first reading). Vote: 6 yes, 1 no. Outcome: approved (first reading).

2) Case 24-56 (Tax map 6920000032) UD to RSF-30, 2.35 acres, District 5 — Motion to approve (first reading). Vote: recorded as unanimous in favor (no opposed recorded). Outcome: approved (first reading).

3) Case 24-57 (Tax map 257000008) AGC to RUD, 7 acres, District 3 — Motion to approve (first reading). Vote: 5 yes, 2 no. Outcome: approved (first reading).

4) Case 24-58 (Tax map 529000061) AGC to RUD, 5.2 acres, District 4 — Motion to approve (first reading). Vote: motion carried (no roll-call tally recorded). Outcome: approved (first reading).

5) Case 24-59 (Tax map 56100022) RMX-20 to LI (light industrial), 1.47 acres, District 2 ' (dredging business proposal) — Motion to approve rezoning (first reading). Vote: 6 yes, 1 no. Outcome: approved (first reading).

6) Case 24-60 (Tax map 507000041) GC to RI (rural industrial), 1.67 acres, District 5 (power-washing / trade-services proposal) — Motion to approve (first reading). Vote: motion carried (no opposed recorded). Outcome: approved (first reading).

7) Case 24-61 (Tax maps 71300143 & 7216) RSF-40 to RMX-10, two parcels totaling 0.71 acres, District 7 — Motion to approve (first reading). Vote: motion carried (no opposed recorded). Outcome: approved (first reading).

8) Case 24-62 (County-initiated rezoning along Sandifer Road) ' consolidated 48 split-zone parcels into AGC-1 or RUD-1 to remove split zoning; two property-owner requests (parcels 302-00048 and 339-00020) were accommodated by amending those two parcels to AGC per owner request. Motion: approve county-initiated rezoning with the two owner-request changes. Vote: motion carried (no roll-call tally recorded). Outcome: approved (first reading).

Context and notable details

- Several rezoning items were contested during public hearings. The light-industrial request (Case 24-59) for a Lake Wylie dredging business prompted extensive public comment: supporters cited safety and access benefits for cove residents and the lake generally; opponents cited neighborhood compatibility concerns and the possibility of "spot zoning." Council approved the request by a 6-1 margin.

- Multiple AGC'to'RUD requests raised a recurring policy issue for council: how to handle existing nonconforming lots and family transfers created by earlier code versions. Several members asked staff to accelerate a broader review of AGC/rural zoning provisions; staff indicated a scope and timeline for a rural-zoning project and suggested the planning & zoning committee would steer the work.

- Several votes were taken as first readings; that means additional formal readings are required before final adoption on each rezoning item unless the council moves otherwise under its rules.

Ending: The meeting recorded the results above as first readings and organizational actions; council instructed staff to continue work on code clarifications and the rural-zoning review in response to questions raised during the hearings.