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Aiken council approves multiple rezoning and annexation ordinances; textile‑site certification moves forward with one recusal
Summary
At second readings July 14 the Aiken City Council approved several rezoning and annexation ordinances and certified a downtown industrial property as a textile mill site under the South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act; most votes were unanimous and one councilmember recused on the textile certification.
The Aiken City Council approved a slate of second‑reading ordinances on July 14, including rezoning and annexation requests and a certification under the South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act that enables state income‑tax credits for eligible adaptive reuse projects.
Key outcomes at a glance: • Rezoning at 215 and 221 Greenville Street NW (LP to DB): planning commission recommended approval; council approved unanimously on second reading. • Certification of the 100 block of Williamsburg Street SE as a textile mill site under the South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act (Title 12, Ch. 65) to allow the owner/developer to qualify for state tax credits; council approved the ordinance on second reading with Councilman Waltz recused from the vote. Staff said expected investment for the adaptive‑reuse project is over $25,000,000 upon completion. • Annexations and zoning approved on second reading included: 130 Lynnwood Drive (RS‑15), 424 Jahozi Drive (RS‑6), 1700 Park Avenue SE (LI), 948 Dougherty Road (GB), 950 Daugherty/Doherty Road (RML), and a rezoning of 620 Lawrence Street NW to GB. Planning commissions had recommended approval for each item and council approved them on second and final readings (unanimously unless noted).
Several items were recommended previously by the Planning Commission; council proceeded through the ordinance titles and adopted each item by voice vote. For the textile‑site certification, the record notes an identified recusal (Councilman Waltz) and staff emphasized compliance with statutory certification requirements before developer eligibility for credits can be finalized.
What happens next: Developers may pursue certification steps with state agencies and proceed with site plans and permitting consistent with the newly approved local zoning designations.
