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Colleton County Council approves zoning, nuisance and flood rule updates and passes a slate of resolutions; first readings set for budget and property financing
Summary
Council unanimously approved second readings of three ordinance updates to align code with the comprehensive plan, approved multiple resolutions (Grants, resurfacing contracts, board appointments), and approved first readings for the FY2023 tax levy and a mortgage financing authorization tied to a proposed Voter Registration facility.
Colleton County Council voted unanimously at its April 12, 2022 meeting to approve a coordinated package of ordinance changes and to adopt a set of resolutions addressing grants, contracts and administrative policy.
On second reading, council approved Ordinance 22‑O‑03 to amend Title 9 (Public Nuisance and Littering), Ordinance 22‑O‑04 to amend Title 13 (Construction Codes, Flood Damage Prevention, Manufactured Homes, Uniform Ordinance Summons), and Ordinance 22‑O‑05 to amend Title 14 (Land Management and Zoning). Dr. Joseph Flowers moved approval of each ordinance; each motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The ordinances are intended to align county code with the recently updated comprehensive plan, clarify accessory‑structure placement on larger agricultural parcels in RD‑1/RD‑2 districts, and codify updated flood and building code language.
Council also approved first reading, by title, of Ordinance 22‑O‑06, which would provide for the county's tax levy and appropriations for fiscal year July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023, and Ordinance 22‑O‑07 authorizing acquisition of certain real estate and appurtenant interests by mortgage financing in an amount not to exceed $750,000 (related to a proposed lease/purchase of a former Rite Aid building the county intends to use for Voter Registration). Both first readings passed unanimously.
In a single consent‑style series of votes, council adopted Resolutions 22‑R‑13 through 22‑R‑24, including acceptance of a Summer Feeding Program grant (22‑R‑13), declaring April Fair Housing Month (22‑R‑14), adopting an ADA nondiscrimination policy and designating an ADA coordinator (22‑R‑15), establishing CDBG priorities (22‑R‑16), authorizing a sole‑source arrangement for Kenworth trucks (22‑R‑17), awarding resurfacing contracts for SCDOT and county roadways (22‑R‑18), authorizing submission of a Bulletproof Vest Partnership application (22‑R‑19), advertising and appointing board vacancies (22‑R‑20/21), declaring Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month (22‑R‑22), and amendments related to a joint/multi‑county industrial park with Charleston County (22‑R‑23/24). All passed unanimously.
During executive session council approved nonpublic personnel and real estate items and returned to open session to record three open‑session motions: approval of library pay increases from the library reserve fund; authorization to renew and proceed with the Capital Projects Sales Tax (CPST) referendum and direct the CPST committee to move forward; and authorization of pay increases for Fire‑Rescue staff. Each motion was moved, seconded and recorded as carried unanimously.
Why it matters: the ordinance changes update local land‑use and construction rules to match the county's comprehensive plan and to provide clearer standards for accessory agricultural structures and flood setbacks; the financing ordinance underpins a potential property acquisition for Voter Registration and storage needs; the executive‑session approvals affect personnel compensation and the county's CPST referendum schedule.
