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Council approves annexation denial, multiple zoning first readings and several administrative items
Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting, the Conway City Council unanimously denied an annexation request for a Sandridge Park parcel, approved first readings for several rezoning items, accepted an easement update tied to Santee Cooper work, approved a four-year food-truck franchise extension, and authorized a used hydroseeder purchase.
Conway, S.C. — The Conway City Council met Feb. 17 and acted on a series of land-use and administrative items, voting unanimously on each recorded motion.
The council voted to deny first reading of an annexation ordinance for roughly 1.081 acres off Cates Bay Highway. Staff said the parcel, owned by the Sandridge Community Improvement Council Inc. and used as part of Sand Ridge Park, is accessed via private easement and lacks adequate public frontage; a motion to deny the annexation carried by unanimous voice/hand vote.
Council members approved first reading of several rezoning ordinances connected to recent annexations. A first reading to rezone about 1 acre at 3000 Highway 378 to the City of Conway Highway Commercial district was approved following a staff summary of Planning Commission recommendation. First readings also passed to assign Highway Commercial zoning to parcels at 1322, 1324 and 1326 Cottage Lane after council and staff clarified that Planning Commission and staff recommended Highway Commercial upon annexation.
On utilities, council approved first reading of an ordinance that relinquishes an unused water-line easement and accepts a new 30-foot wide easement following relocation and upsizing of a city transmission main tied to Santee Cooper’s substation project; staff said the new 30-inch main is installed and operational and the ordinance simply updates legal documentation to reflect field conditions.
The council extended, by unanimous vote, a nonexclusive franchise agreement for Randalls Culinary Creations — a mobile food truck operating at 7 Elm Street — for up to four years, with staff noting contractual language allows termination or revocation if rules are violated. Staff had recommended approval and council discussed whether a shorter, one‑year extension might be used as a probationary period.
Public Works requested purchase of a hydroseeder to replace a 2001 model; staff recommended a used 2025 model from a local vendor (Dobbs Equipment) with about 128 engine hours and an 18‑month warranty for $54,997.20, funded from street and stormwater accounts. Council approved the purchase unanimously after asking about engine hours and possible salvage value for the old unit.
Each motion was approved without recorded opposition. The council also approved reappointments and committee recommendations later in the meeting before adjourning.
The council did not adopt final zoning ordinances at this meeting; several items approved were first readings or procedural updates and will return for final readings as required.
