Berkeley County land use committee postpones one rezoning request, approves multiple map changes

Nov 11, 2025

The Land Use Committee postponed a request to rezone about 4.66 acres for a 47-townhome development and approved several other zoning-map amendments across Berkeley County. The postponed item (Bill 25-56) will return to the December committee meeting; multiple other bills were approved by voice votes.

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The Land Use Committee on Tuesday postponed for one month a rezoning request by Silverbird LLC that would have changed roughly 4.66 acres on Old Somerville Road and Varner Street from manufactured residential (R-2) to office-institutional (OI) for a proposed 47-townhome project. Staff recommended approval while the planning commission had recommended denial on a 6–1 vote. Chair announced the item would be postponed to the December committee meeting after a motion was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.

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