Council gives unanimous first reading to rezone 12.57-acre Platte Springs parcel to allow school land swap
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Summary
Council approved first-reading consideration to rezone 12.57 acres at 2305 Platte Springs Road from Residential R-3 to General Commercial C-2 to facilitate a land exchange enabling the school district to obtain land for a new school; first reading passed unanimously.
The City Council gave unanimous first-reading approval to rezone a 12.57-acre parcel at 2305 Platte Springs Road (text map number 005738‑05‑014) from Residential R‑3 to General Commercial C‑2 to enable a land trade between the school district and a hospital.
Mayor (speaker 1) summarized that the swap will allow the school district to obtain land in the South Congaree community for a planned new school; in exchange, the hospital will accept the West Columbia property for its long‑term use. The mayor described the move as a cooperative regional effort involving Lexington School District Two and hospital representatives present at the meeting.
The motion for first-reading consideration was moved and seconded and carried unanimously; the council recorded the action as first-reading approval, not final adoption. Council did not provide detailed site-specific conditions during the hearing.
Because the transcript records only first-reading approval, the ordinance remains at the first-reading stage and will return for subsequent readings and final action per the city's legislative process.
