Applicant seeks rezoning on Broadway to accommodate small commercial storefronts and townhomes

Cody Joe Haynes asked the Hartsville-Charlesdale County Planning Commission to rezone a 0.787-acre parcel on Broadway from split zones (C1/I1) to a uniform C1 designation so the site can accommodate three small commercial units at the front and four townhomes behind them. Haynes told the commission he and his partner, Trent Mason, had prepared a preliminary drawing and were “just utilizing the land best we can,” noting the parcel’s narrow shape and industrial adjacency.

Staff member Rosalie said the lot currently contains two zoning categories—C1 downtown commercial and I1 industrial—and argued that bringing the parcel entirely into C1 would align it with surrounding blocks and planned downtown multimodal improvements. “If it was all rezoned to C1, it would fit,” Rosalie said, citing nearby C1 parcels and a planned sidewalk project that would extend along Broadway.

The commission chair, John Kerr, reminded members that only the County Commission can change zoning and outlined the three possible recommendations the planning commission could send: favorable, unfavorable, or no recommendation. After discussion and a motion, the panel voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the County Commission.

Why it matters: A uniform C1 designation would allow a mix of ground-floor commercial uses and residential units, and the change would place the small Broadway parcel in the same zoning category as adjacent downtown parcels. The County Commission will make the final decision.

The planning commission forwarded the rezoning with a favorable recommendation; the County Commission will consider the formal change at a subsequent meeting.