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Sumter County council approves manufactured-home rezoning and business-license update; several items advanced or deferred
Summary
Council approved RZ2519 (manufactured-home placement), approved third reading of RZ2516 and approved a two-year business-license class-rate update; an SCDOT temporary-parcel request and one second-reading ordinance were deferred.
On Nov. 11, 2025 the Sumter County Council disposed of several routine land-use and ordinance items with a mix of approvals and a deferral.
RZ2519 approved: Planning staff described RZ2519 as a request to rezone a 2.59-acre parcel at 501 Bell Road from Residential-15 to Agricultural Conservation to allow placement of a single manufactured home. The Planning Commission recommended approval, and the council recorded that "RZ 25 19 is approved."
RZ2516 third reading approved: The chair announced there were no changes since second reading; the council approved third reading of RZ2516 by voice vote.
Ordinance 25-10-37 (business-license class schedule) approved: Staff said state law requires the county to update its business-license class schedule every two years consistent with guidance from the South Carolina Municipal Association. Council discussed the proposed rate adjustments (presented as Appendix A and the post-change column) and voted to approve the updated schedule intended to be revenue-neutral.
SCDOT parcel / ordinance 25-10-36 second reading deferred: Council discussed a small triangular county parcel SCDOT wants to use temporarily during bridge work and noted SCDOT would pay $5,000 to the county; a related second-reading item was deferred.
Items presented but not finalized: RZ2517 (1650 South Vineyard Parkway) was presented; staff said the applicant, Mr. Ravenna Smith, was present and that a wetlands delineation submitted to staff found no jurisdictional wetlands. The transcript records Planning Commission recommended approval but does not record a final council vote on RZ2517 in this session.
Summary of formal outcomes this session (as recorded in the meeting): - RZ2519 (501 Bell Road) — approved - RZ2516 — third reading approved - Ordinance 25-10-37 (business-license schedule) — approved - Ordinance 25-10-36 / 25-10-38 (SCDOT temporary use) — second reading deferred
Where a roll-call tally was not recorded in the transcript, the article notes outcomes as announced by the chair or clerk; the record shows voice votes and "aye" responses rather than named tallies.
