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Council approves multiple zoning changes, advancing Highway 76 Gateway study amendments

Florence County Council · February 19, 2026
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Summary

On third reading Council approved several zoning map and text amendments affecting parcels across the Highway 76 Gateway study area and multiple districts (Ordinance Nos. 29–37 and related amendments); Planning Commission recommendations were recorded where applicable.

Council considered and approved numerous zoning and future land‑use ordinance amendments on third reading affecting properties in the Highway 76 Gateway Study and other parcels across Council Districts 3, 6, 7 and 9. The ordinances change future land use and zoning designations—examples include rezoning parcels from MR (Lower Density Mixed Residential) to RU‑2 (Rural Resource District) and changes from unzoned to R‑2 (Single‑Family Residential) as reflected on multiple tax map parcels listed in the meeting record. Planning Commission approvals (where noted) were typically unanimous (5‑0) prior to Council action.

Council also approved a text amendment to Chapter 30, Article VII of the Florence County Code of Ordinances dealing with the number of principal buildings/uses on a lot and approved an ordinance providing findings related to road maintenance fee requirements per Burns v. Greenville County Council. Each ordinance was passed on third reading by all members present.