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Sumter County Council approves multiple rezoning requests and amends zoning rules
Summary
Council granted first readings for three rezoning requests, adopted one rezoning on third reading, and amended the county Zoning & Development Standards Ordinance to delete a separation requirement for detached accessory structures; a water-easement ordinance received first reading.
Sumter County Council on July 9 granted approval to several land-use measures, moved to amend county zoning rules and held first reading on an easement to extend water service near Flag Park.
At the meeting, Planning Director Helen Roodman presented land-use items and said the Planning Commission recommended approval for the rezoning requests. Council granted first-reading approval to RZ-24-09, a request by applicants Chad Meldrum and Tom Farmer to rezone roughly 0.98 acres at 1290 Peach Orchard Road (TMS#132-00-01-011) from Agricultural Conservation (AC) to General Commercial (GC) to allow cohesive commercial development. Council also granted first reading to RZ-24-10, a request to rezone a 1.05-acre parcel at 585 N. Kings Highway (TMS#095-00-02-002) from Residential-15 (R-15) to Agricultural Conservation (AC) so the property owner may remove an old mobile home and place a new manufactured dwelling; staff said the request aligns with the Sumter 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Council likewise approved first reading for RZ-24-12, a request by Aaron Young to rezone a +/-31.76-acre parcel at 3200 Byrd St. (TMS#189-00-02-095) from R-9 to AC to permit an existing mobile home.
On RZ-24-08 (1181 N. Pike W., TMS#203-05-03-018), Roodman reported no changes since second reading; Councilman Artie Baker moved and Council unanimously granted third reading and adopted the rezoning from R-9 to General Commercial.
Council also considered OA‑24‑04 (Ordinance 24‑1007), a multi-section amendment to the Sumter County Zoning & Development Standards Ordinance affecting conditional uses and the Agricultural Conservation district. Councilman Artie Baker proposed—and Council approved—deleting the separation standard that had required a detached carport to be set back from the principal dwelling; staff said the proposed change would align county practice with the City of Sumter and International Codes, allowing the Building Code Department to control construction clearances. A public hearing on the ordinance drew no speakers; the council granted second reading to the ordinance as amended.
County Attorney Johnathan Bryan presented Ordinance 24‑1008 to approve a water utility easement on county-owned Flag Park property adjacent to Broad Street. The easement is intended to allow the South Carolina Department of Transportation to widen Broad Street and extend water lines to the park; Council granted first reading to that ordinance.
Minutes record each motion as "unanimously carried." Numeric roll-call tallies are not specified in the minutes. The approved items will follow the schedule and procedural steps required by county code; the minutes show the next formal document approval date as July 23, 2024.
