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Sumter County Council approves second reading for rezoning at 250 Progress Street amid neighbor concerns
Summary
The council approved second reading of rezoning request RZ2522 for a 0.19-acre parcel at 250 Progress Street to enable access for an expanded mobile home park; nearby commercial owners urged using an existing driveway and stronger buffers; council required further conditions before final approval.
Sumter County Council approved second reading of rezoning request RZ2522 for a 0.19-acre portion of a 3.2-acre parcel at 250 Progress Street, moving the parcel from light-industrial warehouse to general residential to provide access for a planned mobile home park.
The rezoning was introduced by county planning staff, who said Planning Commission recommended approval. Curtis Goettier, representing applicant Andy Mills and Collars Engineering Design, told the council the rezoning is limited to the small parcel needed to tie into Progress Street and the larger tract would not be rezoned at this time. "We previously went to try to get the entire 3.2 acre tract rezoned to GR. But since we had issues, we've now shrunk it down to just the portion just to get access to Progress Street," Goettier said.
Nearby commercial property owner Debbie Sisson opposed using the proposed driveway alignment, saying the developer could place the access on an existing driveway fronting Myrtle Beach Highway and asking the council to protect the commercial buffer. "We feel that after they get this drive, they're gonna ask for that other little piece to go as residential also," Sisson said, urging a heavier landscaped buffer between the new access and commercial tenants.
Megan Rider of UMH Properties, who said her company operates Iris Winds, told the council the purchase was opportunistic and the company does not plan to rezone the larger tract in the near term. "It's just that little portion for the driveway. That's all we wanna do," Rider said, and added the company would be willing to discuss additional buffering during the design phase.
A council member moved to approve second reading with conditions; after a second the council approved the motion by voice vote. The chair noted that a third reading is required before final adoption and the item will return to council.
Next steps: the rezoning will return for a third reading where final conditions and any design-stage buffering requirements can be specified.
