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Council approves multiple first readings for annexation and rezoning requests
Summary
Council approved first readings on several annexations and rezoning requests (including 500 West Ferry Rd, 921 Buccaneers Cove, 158 Garner Lacy Rd, 1151 Highway 501 and Riverwood at Sherwood Forest), with staff saying requests were consistent with the future land-use map and planning commission recommendations. Votes were unanimous on first reading.
At the July 20 meeting the Conway City Council approved first readings on a series of annexation and rezoning requests intended to bring contiguous properties into city limits and align zoning with the future land-use map. Planning staff repeatedly told council the requests were submitted to facilitate utility account changes and to match existing uses; for example, Peterson noted of 500 West Ferry Road that "the current property is in Horry County's jurisdiction and is zoned residential" and staff recommended City of Conway R-1 zoning upon annexation.
The council moved and seconded first readings for a number of parcels across the city's planning area and carried the motions unanimously. Items approved on first reading included 500 West Ferry Road (rezoning to R-1 upon annexation), 921 Buccaneers Cove (R-1), 158 Garner Lacy Road (light industrial to match the existing Southern Sun Awnings metal fabrication use), and 1151 Highway 501 (light industrial to preserve a long-standing heavy-equipment sales and service use). Staff noted the Riverwood at Sherwood Forest request was narrowly tailored to incorporate a 10-foot strip and adjacent buffer into an existing open-space tract and emphasized that the rezoning did not increase density or allow additional development rights.
