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Sumter County Council grants first reading to rezoning at 495 Myrtle Beach Hwy after split planning history
Summary
County Council granted first reading to a request to rezone 495 Myrtle Beach Hwy (±8.48 acres) from LI‑W to HI to allow used auto parts sales with on-site dismantling. The Planning Commission recommended approval despite the 2040 Plan calling for commercial mixed-use; vote recorded 5–0 with one abstention.
Sumter County Council voted to grant first reading Oct. 10 to RZ‑23‑21, a rezoning request for approximately 8.48 acres at 495 Myrtle Beach Highway to change the parcel from Light Industrial‑Warehouse (LI‑W) to Heavy Industrial (HI) to allow uses classified under NAICS 42314 (used automobile parts sales with on‑site dismantling and storage).
Planning Director Helen Roodman told council the applicant is Brown Investments of Sumter, LLC (Larry Barker) and that Tammy Brown was present on behalf of the application. Roodman said the property had previously been the subject of a 2020 rezoning request for a 7‑acre portion that was denied and that the site has an ongoing history of enforcement and civil…
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