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Horry County Council approves rezoning of 42.35-acre parcel after resident warns of unsafe roads and wildlife risks
Summary
Council approved second reading of Ordinance 56-20-25 to rezone a 42.35-acre parcel to Agricultural Community Services (AG3). Resident Crystal Oxford urged denial over narrow, frequently washed-out McKinley Shortcut Road and safety concerns; Council member Hardy said the applicant must complete road improvements before proceeding.
Horry County Council on a voice vote approved second reading of Ordinance 56-20-25 to rezone a 42.35-acre parcel (PIN 29900000016) from Limited Forest Agriculture to Agricultural Community Services (AG3).
Crystal Oxford, speaking on behalf of her parents, urged the council to oppose the rezoning, saying McKinley Shortcut Road is a "very narrow dirt road" that frequently washes out during heavy rain and becomes unsafe for cars, pedestrians and schoolchildren. She told the council the intersection where McKinley Shortcut meets Daphne Road is particularly dangerous, cited a nearby private school and an animal sanctuary whose animals sometimes enter the roadway, and warned that a large nearby housing development will increase cut-through traffic. "Adding commercial traffic to this area makes it even more dangerous for these animals and the school children," Oxford said during public comment.
Council discussion that followed focused on infrastructure requirements. Council member Hardy responded to the public concerns and said the applicant must complete the required road improvements before the project may move forward: "The applicant on this has to do the road improvements before they move forward." The council then voted in favor of the ordinance on second reading.
The measure advanced with no recorded roll-call tally in the transcript; one council member, Mr. Mascarelli, was noted elsewhere in the meeting as having recused himself on a different zoning item. The council did not record a detailed implementation timeline on the floor; staff follow-up or development conditions were discussed briefly but not specified in the public record for this hearing.
The ordinance now carries the county's second-reading approval; any required engineering, permitting, or dedication of right-of-way tied to the project will be dealt with through conditions tied to final approvals and permitting processes.
