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Barnwell council adopts committee-name change, advances Lake Drive rezoning and postpones Turner Street rezoning
Summary
Barnwell City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance changing a standing committee name, approved a zoning-map amendment for a lot on Lake Drive on first reading, and postponed a Turner Street rezoning after a developer requested to meet with council for additional information.
Barnwell City Council on Feb. 2 adopted Ordinance 2026-01 to amend a standing committee name and moved two zoning items forward while postponing another after council requested more information from the developer.
Mayor Ron Still presided as Interim City Administrator Tony Dicks read ordinances by title. Councilmember Alicia Davis moved to approve the second and final reading of Ordinance 2026-01; Councilmember Louis Claytor seconded and the motion passed unanimously, formally amending the committee name listed in Sec. 22-55(a)(4).
Dicks also read Ordinance 2026-02, which would rezone a lot along Lake Drive (Tax Map #072-08-01-022) from R-15 to OSP. Councilmember Davis moved to approve the first reading and Mayor Pro Tem Peggy Kinlaw seconded; the first-reading approval was unanimous and the amendment advances to a future second reading for final consideration.
Council considered Ordinance 2026-03, a proposed rezoning of multiple lots along Turner Street from R-15 to RMF. A motion to read the ordinance by title carried 6–1 (opposed by Councilmember Wanda Highsmith). A subsequent motion to approve the first reading was made but then withdrawn by Councilmember Ricky Dixon and seconded by Louis Claytor. After the withdrawal, Councilmember Davis moved — and Mayor Pro Tem Kinlaw seconded — to postpone the item until the developer meets with council and provides additional information; that postponement passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes, Jan. 5 and Jan. 22: motions carried unanimously. - Ordinance 2026-01 (committee name amendment): second and final reading approved unanimously. - Ordinance 2026-02 (Lake Drive rezoning): first reading approved unanimously. - Ordinance 2026-03 (Turner Street rezoning): initial reading approved 6–1; motion to approve first reading was withdrawn; item postponed unanimously pending developer follow-up.
The council took no final zoning action on Turner Street and asked the developer to return with further information before the item is rescheduled.
