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Richland County Council approves two zoning map amendments after brief hearings
Summary
At its July 21, 2026 zoning public hearing, the Richland County Council approved two map-amendment first readings — Case 26-017MA for a parcel at 200 Gillwood Road and Case 26-018MA for 115 Jenny Collins Road — each approved by unanimous roll-call votes following brief council remarks.
The Richland County Council on July 21, 2026, voted unanimously to approve two zoning map amendments during a short public hearing session.
The council opened the hearing and took roll call before moving to the business items. Chair called the public hearing open for Case 26-017MA, a request by Johnny Howell Jr. to rezone a parcel at 200 Gillwood Road (TMS R27500-04-50) from Homestead to Residential Transition. Vice Chair Pew noted two people had signed up to speak (Melissa O'Neil and Johnny Howell), but the chair subsequently closed the public hearing for that item without recorded testimony.
A council member moved to approve Case 26-017MA and the motion was seconded. Committee member (unnamed in the transcript) said, "I previously spoke with the owner, and they're just realigning the properties to make sure that they coexist together. That was it." The clerk then called the roll; all responding members voted yes and the motion carried.
The council then opened the hearing for Case 26-018MA, a request by Chanel Duncan to rezone approximately 6.2 acres at 115 Jenny Collins Road (TMS R36500-03-31) from Homestead to Residential Transition. No members of the public signed up to speak and the chair closed the public hearing.
A motion to approve Case 26-018MA was made and seconded. The mover summarized that the property "is being divided for heirs," and the clerk conducted a roll-call vote; the motion passed unanimously.
Both approvals were recorded as first readings as part of the council's zoning agenda. After those items the council confirmed there were no additional items, moved to adjourn and closed the meeting.
Votes at a glance - Adoption of the agenda: motion approved by roll-call (unanimous yes). - Case 26-017MA (Johnny Howell Jr., 200 Gillwood Road, TMS R27500-04-50) — Motion to approve passed (roll-call unanimous). - Case 26-018MA (Chanel Duncan, 115 Jenny Collins Road, ~6.2 acres, TMS R36500-03-31) — Motion to approve passed (roll-call unanimous).
The council adjourned at the close of the session.
