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Sumter County council defers rezoning for 425 Myrtle Beach Highway after resident opposition
Summary
Sumter County Council deferred second-reading of a rezoning request for a 37.39-acre parcel at 425 Myrtle Beach Highway after residents raised concerns about traffic, retail access, lot sizes and lack of common spaces; the developer will meet with residents before Jan. 28, 2025.
Sumter County Council unanimously voted on Jan. 14, 2025 to defer action on a rezoning request for a 37.39-acre parcel at 425 Myrtle Beach Highway after neighbors objected to the proposal.
Planning Director Helen Roodman told the council the applicant, JT Stephenson of Peachtree Rock, LLC, through representative Tony Newman, seeks to rezone the site from Light Industrial-Warehouse (LI-W) to Residential-6 (R-6) to build a 111-unit single-family neighborhood. Roodman said development density would depend on access to public sewer and…
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