Zoning cases move forward

YORK, SC - York County
Council met on Feb. 3 and
Feb. 17 to hear multiple
issues. Most zoning business was approved, as well as an approval for expenditures from the Pennies 5 program. Zoning Issues
Case #24-63 involves
rezoning two parcels that
total 6.73 acres on Dulin
Road in Clover from Urban
Development (UD) and
Residential Mixed 20 (RMX20) to Rural Development (RUD). Applicant Thomas
McCall’s purpose for the
rezoning request is to divide the land out for his family to build on. Community member Max Spurrier expressed his opposition to the rezoning. The first
and second readings were
approved unanimously.
Case #24-65 involves
rezoning 1.54 acres on Ervin Street in Clover from UD to Residential Single-Family 30 (RSF-30). Applicant Vernie Paulette Melton Hall’s purpose for the rezoning is to subdivide the property and add another dwelling. Molly Melton Hall supported the rezoning. The rezoning’s first and second readings were approved by the Council. Consent Agenda Approvals
On Feb. 3, the second and
third readings for Chapter
155: Zoning Code, Section
155.898 were approved.
Trucks and other farming
equipment may be stored
outside on lots used for
agricultural production
only when the vehicles and equipment are both essential to and in active use for bonafide farming operations, and owned, leased, or rented to the owner or tenant of the agricultural property on which it is located.
The second and third
readings of Chapter 154:
Land Development Code,
Section 154.365, were
approved. This amendment clarifies the level of service for various street classifications and addresses other related matters.
The third reading of an
ordinance amending the
County Vehicle Policy was
approved. This ordinance
revises and clarifies policies for daily, take-home, and on-call vehicle usage. This amendment also allows for vehicle tracking devices and restricts vehicle modifications or alterations.
The Fire Service Insurance Settlement for
a wrecked 2012 American
LaFrance Pumper Fire Truck and the restructuring of the Tax Collection Software Agreement with Catalis were also approved.
Other approvals
included the renewal of
the wastewater system
maintenance contract with Carolina Lift Stations LLC, a Temporary Construction Easement for a sidewalk on Lincoln Road in York, and amendments to landscaping services for Allison Creek Park and Ebenezer Park.
On Feb. 17, The Council
approved the amending of
dates, times, locations, and description of the FY 26 Budget Calendar.
A contractual agreement
for professional architectural services with SSOE Group of Columbia, SC, regarding additional construction scope of work at the York
County Government Center Facility, the cost totaling to be $70,495.00, was approved.
The Council approved
CDM Smith’s Contract
totaling $84,517.25 for SC 72 widening and an agreement with ESP Associates, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $62,880.00 for the Pennies 5 Program was approved. Old Business The Council reviewed several pending rezoning actions. In the third reading of Case #24-52, the Council approved the rezoning of 3.02 acres on N. Paraham Road, York, from Agriculture Conservation (AGC) to Rural Development (RUD), despite staff recommending denial. Cases #24-57 and #24-58, which involved rezoning requests for parcels in Clover and Fort Mill, were deferred in their Third Readings. Meanwhile, in Case #24- 62, the Council approved the rezoning of 48 parcels on Sandifer Road, York, to remove split-zoned statuses. New Business Opposition to Silfab was addressed by the public, as well as support for the York County Agricultural Arena.