Council grants second reading to county-sponsored residential development standards update

Sumter County Council granted second reading on Sept. 23 to OA-25-05, an amendment to several articles of the Sumter County Zoning & Development Standards Ordinance that would revise residential, supplementary and other development standards.

Planning Director Helen Roodman presented the ordinance amendment on behalf of the county. No members of the public spoke during the public hearing. Councilman Artie Baker moved for second reading; Councilmember Charles T. Edens seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

The meeting minutes summarize the applicant as “Sumter County, South Carolina” and state the request is to amend Articles 1, 3, 4, 5 and 10 to revise certain residential and supplementary development standards. The minutes do not list specific textual changes or a schedule for final adoption; as a second-reading action, the item will return to council for further consideration or final reading per the county’s ordinance process.