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Council approves rezoning on second reading, advances fee increase wording and authorizes airport grant application
Summary
McCormick County Council approved a second‑reading rezoning, advanced other zoning and fee items on title/first reading, amended an agenda item to state a solid waste fee would rise from $80 to $100, and authorized submission of a small grant application for airport grading work in the amount of $22,961.25.
At its meeting, McCormick County Council took a series of procedural and action votes on zoning, fees and grants.
Ordinance on second reading approved
Council considered second reading of Ordinance 24-09 to amend the McCormick County zoning map for property identified by tax map 1130502009 and change the zoning designation from Forest A to Mixed Use. The council took a second‑reading vote; the chair called for a voice vote and the motion "carried."
Title/first-read actions
- Ordinance 25-05: Council considered the first-reading, title-only submission of an ordinance to change the zoning district designation for property identified by tax map 1390000024 from Forest A to Commercial Corridor. The item was presented as title-only and the council moved it forward to second reading for public hearing and fuller discussion.
- Ordinance 25-06: Council considered a first-reading, title-only amendment to Ordinance 13-07 to increase the annual solid waste user fee. At the meeting council amended the agenda wording so the public could see the proposed change directly on the agenda; the amended wording states the annual user fee for solid waste would increase from $80 to $100. The ordinance draft the county attorney circulated already includes the $80→$100 change in multiple places, and council approved adjusting the agenda item wording for transparency. (This was a first reading; final approval would be at a later date following required procedures.)
Grant application authorized
Council authorized the economic development director to submit a grant application to the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission for construction support services related to the McCormick County Airport — South Carolina Army National Guard grading project in the amount of $22,961.25. County staff noted the application had already been submitted to meet a deadline and that aeronautics staff indicated the request could be treated as an amendment to a previously approved grant (which may affect the reimbursement percentage). The motion to authorize the submission carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: The rezoning approval advances a land‑use change that will be subject to a public hearing before third reading; the solid waste fee proposal signals a likely increase to generate revenue to cover higher disposal costs; and the small airport grant covers ancillary construction costs that could be reimbursed at either 80% or 90%, depending on how aeronautics treats the submission.
Votes at a glance (as recorded)
- Ordinance 24-09 (rezoning, tax map 1130502009 — Forest A → Mixed Use): Outcome — approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Ordinance 25-05 (zoning, tax map 1390000024 — Forest A → Commercial Corridor): Outcome — advanced as title-only to second reading (vote to move forward; tally not specified). - Ordinance 25-06 (amend Ordinance 13-07, solid waste fee): Outcome — first reading (title only); council approved amending the agenda wording to state the fee increase from $80 to $100 (vote to amend agenda carried; final ordinance action pending). - Airport grant application ($22,961.25): Outcome — authorized (voice vote; tally not specified).
What’s next: Rezoning Ordinance 24-09 will have a public hearing before third reading. The solid waste fee ordinance will return for subsequent readings; staff will continue to coordinate the airport grant reimbursement details with the Aeronautics Commission.
