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Sumter County Council denies rezoning request for 1250 North Kings Highway, 6–1
Summary
After a public hearing and staff briefing on soil and septic limitations, Sumter County Council voted 6–1 to deny second reading of rezoning RZ-23-17, a proposal to rezone roughly 25.29 acres at 1250 N. Kings Highway from Agricultural Conservation to R-15 residential.
Sumter County Council voted 6–1 on Sept. 26 to deny second reading of RZ-23-17, a request to rezone about 25.29 acres at 1250 North Kings Highway from Agricultural Conservation (AC) to Residential-15 (R-15).
Planning Director Helen Roodman described the parcel and surrounding land as zoned AC and said staff views portions of the site as an "enclave" that could support modestly higher-density clusters if public water and sewer were available. Roodman also presented soil information showing Norfolk loamy sand and Lynchburg sandy loam on parts of the site; she noted Lynchburg soils can be somewhat poorly drained and may have a seasonal high-water table 6–18 inches below the…
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