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Sumter County council denies one rezoning, advances a larger multi-parcel request to second reading
Summary
Council denied RZ2524 (about 14.05 acres at 2144 Bridges Road) after staff and Planning Commission concerns; the council advanced RZ2526 (10 parcels, ~48.46 acres at Pinewood Road) to second reading after mixed public comment and discussion of family conveyance rules and infrastructure limits.
Sumter County Council on Monday rejected a request to rezone about 14.05 acres at 2144 Bridges Road but voted to advance a separate, larger rezoning request covering 10 parcels at 4520 Pinewood Road to second reading.
Helen Rudman, planning staff, told the council that RZ2524, filed by property owners Shanda Sumter and Mark Hurley, sought to reclassify two parcels from Agricultural Conservation to General Residential so manufactured homes could be placed on the southern portion. Rudman said the site lacks public sewer, the northern portion sits in a special flood hazard area, and that septic-size requirements and floodplain constraints make GR less…
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