Sumter County Council approves zoning change, residential standards amendment and land sale on unanimous votes
March 01, 2026 | Sumter County, South Carolina
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Sumter County Council unanimously approved a series of land-use and ordinance items at its Oct. 14 regular meeting, including a first-reading rezoning, the third-reading adoption of a county zoning amendment and second reading of a small land sale.
Planning staff Jeff DeWort presented RZ-25-16, a request from applicant Doc Dunlap to rezone a roughly 5.58-acre parcel at 1865 U.S. Highway 15 South (TMS#224-00-01022) from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to General Commercial (GC). Vice Chairman James R. Byrd Jr. moved to approve first reading, and the motion carried unanimously.
The council also approved OA-25-05 on third reading, a Sumter County–sponsored amendment to Articles 1, 3, 4, 5 and 10 of the county’s Zoning & Development Standards Ordinance that revises residential and supplementary development standards. Vice Chairman Byrd moved for third-reading approval and Councilmember Artie Baker seconded; the ordinance passed unanimously.
County Attorney Johnathan Bryan presented Ordinance 25-1035, a request from adjacent property owner Adam Bryant to purchase a roughly 3.95-acre landlocked parcel described in the record as a sewer lagoon near Dover Circle for $4,000. No members of the public spoke during the public hearing; Vice Chairman Byrd moved to grant second reading and council approved it unanimously.
Votes at a glance: RZ-25-16 (first reading) — motion to approve carried unanimously; OA-25-05 (third reading) — motion to adopt carried unanimously; Ordinance 25-1035 (second reading & public hearing) — motion to grant second reading carried unanimously. Recorded motions were made by Vice Chairman James R. Byrd Jr. on the three primary items listed in the minutes, with seconds recorded where noted.
The actions taken at the meeting advance the county’s pending land-use updates and complete the statutory readings required for the ordinance amendment and the land sale to proceed to their next procedural steps. The council did not record any dissenting votes on these items.
Planning staff Jeff DeWort presented RZ-25-16, a request from applicant Doc Dunlap to rezone a roughly 5.58-acre parcel at 1865 U.S. Highway 15 South (TMS#224-00-01022) from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to General Commercial (GC). Vice Chairman James R. Byrd Jr. moved to approve first reading, and the motion carried unanimously.
The council also approved OA-25-05 on third reading, a Sumter County–sponsored amendment to Articles 1, 3, 4, 5 and 10 of the county’s Zoning & Development Standards Ordinance that revises residential and supplementary development standards. Vice Chairman Byrd moved for third-reading approval and Councilmember Artie Baker seconded; the ordinance passed unanimously.
County Attorney Johnathan Bryan presented Ordinance 25-1035, a request from adjacent property owner Adam Bryant to purchase a roughly 3.95-acre landlocked parcel described in the record as a sewer lagoon near Dover Circle for $4,000. No members of the public spoke during the public hearing; Vice Chairman Byrd moved to grant second reading and council approved it unanimously.
Votes at a glance: RZ-25-16 (first reading) — motion to approve carried unanimously; OA-25-05 (third reading) — motion to adopt carried unanimously; Ordinance 25-1035 (second reading & public hearing) — motion to grant second reading carried unanimously. Recorded motions were made by Vice Chairman James R. Byrd Jr. on the three primary items listed in the minutes, with seconds recorded where noted.
The actions taken at the meeting advance the county’s pending land-use updates and complete the statutory readings required for the ordinance amendment and the land sale to proceed to their next procedural steps. The council did not record any dissenting votes on these items.
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