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Sumter County Council approves zoning fixes, business-license changes and appointments

Sumter County Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

On March 12, Sumter County Council approved a first reading to update NAICS references in the zoning code, adopted a third-reading zoning ordinance for vehicle-dismantling uses, approved second reading of a business-license change shortening criminal 'look back' to three years, adopted a Fair Housing Month resolution and appointed three representatives to the Capital Projects Sales Tax Commission.

Sumter County Council on March 12 approved several ordinances and appointments and received a recognition for a county emergency alert app.

Helen Roodman, the county planning director, presented OA-23-04 (Ordinance 24-997), a zoning-code amendment to correct North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) references in Article 3 and Exhibit 5. Roodman said the corrections realign Pet Boarding and Residential Care uses with how they were treated prior to the county’s SIC-to-NAICS transition; Council approved the ordinance on first reading unanimously.

Council also approved OA-23-05 (Ordinance 24-995) on third reading, which permits Used Motor Vehicle Parts Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS 42314) with on-site vehicle dismantling and/or storage in the Light Industrial–Warehouse district as a special-exception use subject to special-design criteria. Roodman said there were no changes since the last…

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