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Council approves zoning items, timber sale and equipment purchases; several small rezonings pass
Summary
Council approved a package of zoning map amendments, accepted a high timber bid at the airport, awarded a Bobcat excavator contract and approved multiple industrial‑park option agreements; one commercial rezoning was denied by council.
At its Oct. 7 meeting Greenwood County Council approved a range of operational and zoning items in addition to the evening’s high‑profile hearings.
Key votes and approvals - Signs ordinance (Ordinance 20‑25‑24): Council adopted third reading of amendments governing temporary off‑site and on‑site development (real‑estate) signs; ordinance excludes political signs and passed 6‑1 after clarifying right‑of‑way restrictions and sign spacing (five signs within a half‑mile, 250‑ft spacing). - Rezoning approvals: Council approved rezoning of 0.63 acres at 131 Sanders Court from C‑2 to R‑2 (allowing a single‑family home) and approved rezoning of two parcels at 3020 & 3022 Highway 702 from RDD to C‑2 to permit a boat/RV storage use (staff and planning commission recommended approval). - Denial: Item 28 (Ordinance 20‑25‑28) — a request to change ~3.08 acres at 1018 Magnolia Drive from R‑1 to C‑2 — was denied by unanimous council vote after planning commission and staff recommended denial. - Airport timber sale: County engineer recommended accepting the highest timber bid received — just under $250,000 — to fund airport operations; council approved the award. - Excavator procurement: Public Works recommended purchase of a budgeted excavator from Bobcat of Greenville at $123,345.43 under state contract; council approved the purchase. - Industrial land options: County consolidated five small option agreements securing roughly 285 acres in the Hodges Corporate Park; staff said the options would preserve site‑certification prospects and council approved the group of agreements unanimously.
Why it matters: The approvals support local development and capital operations (airport funding and road‑department equipment), refine the county zoning map for several small parcels and preserve an industrial site for future economic development.
