Council Regular - 2026-03-09
Votes on Rezoning of 71.1 acres at Charlotte Highway and Laurel Hill Road (C.F. Smith), unanimous
What happened
The Lancaster County Council deferred (continued) the second reading of Ordinance 2026-2012 (case RZ-2025-2538), the C.F. Smith rezoning of approximately 71.1 acres at Charlotte Highway and Laurel Hill Road from LDR (low density residential) to Regional Business, at the applicant…
- Jurisdiction
- Lancaster County, SC
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsAt Charlotte Highway and Laurel Hill Road
Awaiting final voteCase CU-2025-2644
ApprovedMeeting Summary
The Lancaster County Council deferred (continued) the second reading of Ordinance 2026-2012 (case RZ-2025-2538), the C.F. Smith rezoning of approximately 71.1 acres at Charlotte Highway and Laurel Hill Road from LDR (low density residential) to Regional Business, at the applicant…
Key Decisions (10)
Rezoning of 71.1 acres at Charlotte Highway and Laurel Hill Road (C.F. Smith)
Edgewater 2 Improvement District expansion
Budget amendment Ordinance 2026-2016 (third reading)
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (3)
C.F. Smith Regional Business shopping center
Commercial
Vehicle services (minor) use at 1081 Fort Mill Highway
Commercial
US Strapping Company facility (Project Alpine 2)
Industrial
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
A resident cited 1,300 apartments ready for occupancy and 7,200…
Commercial Demand
Public commenters noted unoccupied commercial buildings awaiting tenants and declining…
Infrastructure
Repeated resident concerns that EMS, fire, schools, and road capacity…
Who Spoke (17)
On the record: the chair, 3 councilmembers, 2 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, 3 applicant's representatives, and 4 members of the public.
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