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Sumter County council approves 40-acre rezoning and refers solar exception language to Planning Commission
Summary
Council granted third reading to RZ-12-13, rezoning a roughly 40.15-acre parcel at 725 S. St. Paul’s Church Rd. to R-15/NC, and the Land Use Committee recommended proposed special-exception language for primary photovoltaic solar energy systems be sent to the Planning Commission for review.
Sumter County Council on Sept. 10 granted third reading to a rezoning request for a roughly 40.15-acre portion of TMS# 159-00-02-001 at 725 S. St. Paul’s Church Road, changing zoning from Agricultural Conservation and Neighborhood Commercial to Residential-15 and Neighborhood Commercial.
Planning Director Helen Roodman presented the request and noted that at first reading the zoning was changed from R-9 to R-15; no additional changes were reported before third reading. Councilman Artie Baker moved to grant third reading; Councilman Charles T. Edens seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
In a related Land Use Committee report, Committee Chairman Charles T. Edens said the Planning Director presented proposed changes described as 'Special Exception Language for Primary Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems.' The committee recommended forwarding those proposed ordinance changes to the Planning Commission for consideration, and Council directed the Planning Director to do so.
Why it matters: the rezoning alters the permitted residential density and could affect future subdivision or development plans on the parcel; the Planning Commission review of solar special-exception language begins a formal review process for standards governing primary photovoltaic systems in the county.
Procedure and next steps: the rezoning ordinance passed third reading and is recorded as approved. The proposed solar exception language will undergo Planning Commission review per the committee’s recommendation; Council did not adopt those ordinance changes at the meeting.
Details recorded in the minutes: the parcel subject to RZ-12-13 is identified as TMS# 159-00-02-001 and totals approximately 40.15 acres. The minutes do not provide project applicants’ names, proposed lot counts, or development plans beyond the zoning classification change. The Planning Director was directed to forward the committee’s recommended changes to the Planning Commission for further consideration.
