The Aiken County Planning Commission has recommended a vacant lot near Summer Lakes be rezoned from residential to ‘Urban Development’ to allow for commercial development. The lot is located on the NE corner of US 1 and Bradley Mill Road. The vote was 3 to 2 in favor of the rezoning. Two Summer Lakes’ residents spoke in opposition of the rezoning, while another resident raised no opposition as long as the rezoning was consistent with the Northside Area Comprehensive Development Plan developed as a citizen’s project in 2007. The corner lot was originally designated ‘commercial’ when homes were developed in the area in the mid 70s. The owner of the land was unaware the parcel had been reclassified ‘residential’ when countywide zoning was created in 1992 and petitioned to have the commercial zoning designation reestablished. The Zoning Commission’s recommendation goes to the full Aiken County Council for a vote on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m. Citizens will again be allowed to speak to the issue at that meeting.
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