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Sumter County Council approves three rezoning requests on third reading

Sumter County Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

On Sept. 12, 2023 Sumter County Council unanimously approved three third‑reading rezoning requests: RZ‑23‑15 (315 E. Red Bay Road, GR→LI‑W, +/-15.59 acres), RZ‑23‑16 (1600 S. Pike E., LI‑W→NC, +/-3.62 acres) and RZ‑23‑12 (419 & 429 S. Guignard Drive, GR→GC, +/-0.53 acres). No changes were reported since second reading.

Sumter County Council unanimously approved three rezoning requests on third reading at its Sept. 12 meeting.

RZ‑23‑15: A request to rezone approximately 15.59 acres at 315 E. Red Bay Road from General Residential (GR) to Light Industrial‑Warehouse (LI‑W) was presented by planning staff with no changes since second reading. Councilman Artie Baker moved, Councilman Eugene R. Baten seconded, and the council granted third‑reading approval.

RZ‑23‑16: A request to rezone about 3.62 acres at 1600 S. Pike E. from Light Industrial‑Warehouse (LI‑W) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC) was presented with no changes reported since second reading. Councilman Artie Baker moved and Councilman Charles T. Edens seconded; the council granted third‑reading approval.

RZ‑23‑12: A request to rezone two parcels totaling roughly 0.53 acres at 419 and 429 S. Guignard Drive from General Residential (GR) to General Commercial (GC) was presented; staff reported no changes since second reading. Councilman Artie Baker moved, Councilman Charles T. Edens seconded, and the council granted third‑reading approval.

All three motions passed unanimously among members present. Planning staff indicated there had been no substantive changes to the three items since their second readings, and each will proceed according to the county's standard ordinance adoption process.