Sumter County Council approves multiple rezonings, business license changes and construction easement
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Sumter County Council unanimously approved several rezoning requests, granted second reading to business license amendments required by Act 176 of 2020, and gave first reading to a temporary construction easement for SCDOT; all votes were unanimous.
Sumter County Council unanimously approved a series of rezoning requests and ordinance readings during its Nov. 11, 2025 meeting, moving several land-use items and a business license amendment forward while noting no public comment.
The council approved first reading for RZ-25-17, a request from Raymond Smith to rezone roughly 2.2 acres at 1650 S. Guignard Parkway from Agricultural Conservation to Heavy Industrial; planning staff said the request is compatible with the county’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The council also approved first reading for RZ-25-19, which allows a property at 501 Bell Road to change from Residential-15 to Agricultural Conservation to permit a manufactured home, and approved third reading for RZ-25-16, rezoning a 5.58-acre parcel at 1865 U.S. Hwy. 15 South from Neighborhood Commercial to General Commercial (former Gamecock Shrine Club). Planning staff presented each rezoning request to the council.
On ordinances, the council granted first reading to Ordinance 25-1038 to convey a 0.02-acre temporary construction easement on South Pike West to the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The council approved second reading of Ordinance 25-1037, updating Chapter 26, Article II, Section 26-45 of the Sumter County Code to revise the business license classification and rate schedule as required by Act 176 of 2020.
Votes at a glance: all motions listed below passed by unanimous vote.
• RZ-25-17 (1650 S. Guignard Pkwy) — first reading approved; motion made by Vice Chairman James R. Byrd, Jr.; second by Councilmember Charles T. Edens. • RZ-25-19 (501 Bell Road) — first reading approved; motion made by Vice Chairman James R. Byrd, Jr.; second by Councilmember Vivian Fleming McGhaney. • RZ-25-16 (1865 U.S. Hwy. 15 South) — third reading approved; motion made by Vice Chairman James R. Byrd, Jr.; second by Councilmember Artie Baker. • Ordinance 25-1038 (temporary construction easement to SCDOT) — first reading approved; motion made by Councilmember Charles T. Edens; second by Councilmember Tasha Gardner-Greene. • Ordinance 25-1037 (business license amendments) — second reading approved; motion made by Councilmember Artie Baker; second by Councilmember Vivian Fleming McGhaney.
The meeting record lists all seven council members (James T. McCain, Jr., James R. Byrd, Jr., Artie Baker, Vivian Fleming McGhaney, Tasha Gardner-Greene, Charles T. Edens and Carlton B. Washington) as present; each listed motion carried unanimously according to the minutes. There were no public comments recorded.
The council’s Land Use Committee also voted to forward recommended amendments to the county landscape ordinance to the Planning Commission for further review. The meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.