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Sumter County council rezones property to R-15 after third reading vote
Summary
Council approved third reading and final passage of a rezoning request to R-15 for a parcel fronting Camden Highway; planning staff said the rezoning would permit two R-15 lots at the front and leave a larger rear tract that would require a variance and septic/road considerations.
The Sumter County Council approved third reading on July 8 to rezone a parcel to R-15, completing the rezoning process for agenda item 25-08.
Planning staff said the rezoning would permit two R-15 lots along Camden Highway, with a remaining rear tract that would likely require a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals and septic systems for some lots. "If they're going to divide this property up for single family ... at R-15 minimums, you'd end up with 2 R-15 lots in front of Camden Highway, and then they would need a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals to create that remainder 2 acre tract," a planning staff member said.
Staff outlined feasibility concerns: the remaining acreage and terrain make it difficult to construct county-standard roads to create additional buildable lots, and septic requirements would affect lot layouts. Planning staff also said that, if the property is not rezoned to R-15, the tract could be split into three parcels that would comply with ordinance standards under current zoning.
A motion and second were made to proceed to third reading; the council voted to pass rezoning request 25-08 on third reading. The transcript records the council's announcement, "RRC 25 0 8 passes thirdly." Specific roll-call vote tallies were not recorded in the public transcript excerpt.
Staff said the applicant had initially requested a different zoning classification in earlier materials but agreed to the R-15 designation; the advertisement for the rezoning hearing reflected the legal notice requirements for the version before the council.
The rezoning will move forward under the county's standard implementation procedures, including any required variances to the Board of Zoning Appeals for nonconforming lot configurations.
