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Council approves zoning changes and an ordinance tightening special-exception variances

Sumter County Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Sumter County Council approved three rezoning requests (RZ-24-08 first reading; RZ-24-06 and RZ-24-07 third readings) and advanced OA-24-03, an amendment that restricts the Board of Zoning Appeals from granting variances to Article 5.b.3 special-design criteria and clarifies modification limits for special exceptions.

During its June 11 session, Sumter County Council handled several land-use matters. Planning Director Helen Roodman presented RZ-24-08 (1181 N. Pike W.) and said the applicant, Carl Croft, "identified no proposed uses or plans for the property at this time." Council granted first reading to that rezoning.

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