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York County Planning Commission votes on seven rezoning requests; three denials noted
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the commission considered multiple rezoning cases — approving several recombinations and commercial rezonings, and denying several requests that staff said conflicted with the comprehensive plan or constituted spot zoning.
The York County Planning Commission voted on multiple rezoning cases at its June 9 meeting. Below are the actions the commission took, with key conditions and staff recommendations.
Rezonings and commission actions (at a glance)
- Case: Tax map 0550000007, 010 and 020 (western county, Hickory Grove). Request: rezone portions to allow parcel recombination where three parcels are in split zones. Action: approved; staff recommended approval because the proposal transfers equivalent land between districts and does not expand AGC or RUD footprints.
- Case 2523: Tax map 2650000103 (Maynard Grayson Road area near Kings Mountain State Park). Request: rezone 1.0 acre from ATC to RUD to create a lot for a family member. Action: approved with staff-recommended condition that the applicant recombine parcels within 90 days of rezoning.
- Case 2525: Tax map 2020000023 (Hillcrest Road in Clover). Request: rezone 4.2 acres from AGC to RUD to subdivide into multiple lots. Action: denied; staff recommended denial because the request conflicted with the county comprehensive plan’s agricultural designation and was characterized as spot zoning.
- Case 2520: Tax map 6640000058 (540 Corporate Boulevard, Rock Hill). Request: rezone from UD (legacy urban district) to ID (industrial) to allow trucking operations, vehicle service and outdoor storage; proposal lies in a long-established industrial node and municipal infill area. Action: approved; staff said the rezoning aligns with Rock Hill’s employment center and municipal expectations.
- Case 2522: Tax map 6590223 (1528 Harris Road, Fort Mill). Request: rezone RSF 40 to light industrial to regularize an existing HVAC/service operation and outdoor storage. Action: denied; staff recommended denial because the site is in a residential future land-use designation, the use would be more intense than surrounding development, and approval could be construed as spot zoning. Staff noted this matter began as a residential permit and later developed into an unpermitted trade service.
- Case 2527: Tax map 658000051 and 050 (corner of Brian Kelly Lane and Sutton Road, Fort Mill). Request: reconfigure two small lots and rezone from RSF 30 to RMX 10. Action: approved with condition — commissioners required that future development be limited to single-family detached homes, with deed restrictions to prevent higher-density uses because of the small lot sizes.
- Case 2528 (listed in packet as 25 20 8): Tax map 5430000003 and 006 (Hans Mill Highway and Old York Road, Rock Hill). Request: combine two lots and construct a gas station/convenience store at a major intersection in an urban-development area. Action: approved; staff recommended approval because the proposal aligns with the future land-use community-center node and the city of Rock Hill’s expectations.
How votes were recorded
Most motions were approved by voice vote; the transcript does not record roll-call tallies. Several approvals included staff-recommended conditions (for example, the 90-day recombination requirement in case 2523). Denials were made where staff found the request inconsistent with the comprehensive plan or likely to be spot zoning.
Speakers and staff cited
Thomas Newland, long-range planner, and Diane (staff member) presented multiple cases for staff and provided zoning maps and recommendations during the hearing. The chairperson called each case, and commissioners posed clarifying questions about property configuration, history of permits and compatibility with the comprehensive plan.
