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Sumter County Council defers rezoning for 495 Myrtle Beach Highway after neighbors raise pollution and aesthetic concerns
Summary
Council deferred second reading of a request to rezone 8.48 acres at 495 Myrtle Beach Highway from Light Industrial-Warehouse to Heavy Industrial amid public concerns about groundwater contamination, stormwater runoff and the site’s appearance; the matter was sent to the Land Use Committee for further review.
Sumter County Council on Oct. 24 deferred a rezoning request for 495 Myrtle Beach Highway after neighbors and a Planning Commission member raised environmental and aesthetic concerns.
Zoning Administrator Jeff Derwort presented RZ-23-21, a request from Brown Investment LLC to rezone approximately 8.48 acres (Tax Map #268-15-01-033) from Light Industrial-Warehouse to Heavy Industrial to allow sale of automobile parts with on-site dismantling and storage (classified under NAICS 42314). Derwort told the council the parcel includes a 1.5-acre area with an ongoing nonconforming use and that a similar request for part of the site was denied in 2020.
Senator Thomas McElveen, speaking on behalf of the applicants, said William R. Brown and partners have operated in the Myrtle Beach Highway corridor…
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