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Stephanie Chiappetta urges pause on rezoning, says Imagine 2040 favors developers
Summary
A resident criticized the Imagine 2040 plan review and local rezoning decisions, urging Horry County to halt rezonings to preserve rural character; the council later advanced the plan's five‑year review and added a resilience element.
Stephanie Chiappetta told council the Imagine 2040 process does not protect rural character and accused the council and planning staff of yielding to developers’ interests: “You are owned by the developers,” she said, and called for a temporary halt on rezoning similar to steps taken in Mount Pleasant.
Her comments framed public concern ahead of the meeting’s later planning item. Heather Davis of the Planning and Zoning Department introduced the five‑year review of the Imagine 2040 comprehensive plan (ordinance 106‑2025), outlining outreach that ran July through September, a public survey, and a timeline of planning‑commission review. Davis said the outreach produced 799 responses and described a newly added resilience element intended to address environmental and infrastructure vulnerabilities.
Why it matters: Public skepticism about rapid rezoning and infrastructure strain was raised during public comment and then addressed in the staff presentation; council advanced the plan’s review on first reading and also voted on related rezoning ordinances during the same meeting.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 168; topfinish SEG 781.
