County Council - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 8, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body: County Council
Meeting Type: County Council
Location: Dorchester County, SC
Meeting Date: September 8, 2026

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

23 items on the agenda.

CALL TO ORDER•Item 1

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE•Item 2

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.A.

Adoption of Minutes from the August 17, 2026, County Council Meeting

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.B.

Presentation of 2026 2nd Quarter, Employee of the Quarter Award to Mr. Justin Newman, Emergency Management Specialist - Logistics and First Responder of the Quarter Award to Ms. Jennifer White, EMS Battalion Chief

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.C.

Adoption of Proclamation Number 26-12, Proclaiming September 14 -18, 2026, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week in Dorchester County

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.D.

Adoption of Proclamation Number 26-13, Proclaiming September, as 2026 National Workforce Development Month in Dorchester County

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.E.

Second Reading of an Ordinance to Repeal Dorchester County Ordinance 1986-05, Codified in the Code of Ordinances, Dorchester County, South Carolina, Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 2, Sec. 2-157 Through Sec. 2-188, Inclusive, as Amended, Thereby Abolishing the Dorchester County Aeronautics Board

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.F.

First Reading of an Ordinance to Provide for the Issuance and Sale of Not Exceeding Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) Aggregate Principal Amount of General Obligation Bonds of Dorchester County, South Carolina in One or More Series, to Prescribe the Purposes for Which the Proceeds Shall be Expended, to Provide for the Payment Thereof; Appropriating Certain Funds of the County and Amending the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget to Effect the Same; and Other Matters Related Thereto

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.G.

Public Hearing Concerning a Funding Application to be Submitted to the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Grants Administration on or about September 21, 2026, for a Community Development Block Grant under the Community Enrichment Program in the amount of $750,000 to Implement a Sidewalk Installation Project for Phase 2 of the Dorchester Manor Neighborhood

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.H.

Adoption of Dorchester County Council Meeting Schedule for Calendar Year 2027

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.I.

Request for Approval to Use Up To $4,070,000 in Greenbelt Funds as a Contribution Toward the Acquisition of 1,070 Acres Located on Old Beech Hill Road, Near Ridgeville, Portion of TMS 148-00-00-014

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.J.

Request to Address Council

CHAIRMAN'S TIME - MR. DAVID CHINNIS•Item 3.K.

Correspondence

GUEST•Item 4.A.

Ms. Denise Christmas, Deputy Administrator/CFO, Presentation of the July 2026 Monthly Budget Report and Capital Project Updates by Mr. Adam Davis, Deputy Administrator of Operations, Ms. Mackenzie Kelley, Transportation Development Manager, and Mr. Larry Harper, Director of Water & Sewer

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S TIME - MR. JASON WARD•Item 5.A.

Third Reading of Ordinance 26-10, An Ordinance to Amend Dorchester County Zoning and Land Development Standards, Ordinance #04-13, as Previously Amended, with Respect to Article XX, Section 20.11 "Fire Hydrants" (the purpose of this amendment is to update regulations for the location of fire hydrants and to make minor clerical updates)

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S TIME - MR. JASON WARD•Item 5.B.

First Reading and Referral to the Planning, Development and Building Committee for a Public Hearing and Recommendation Regarding an Ordinance to Amend Dorchester County Zoning and Land Development Standards, Ordinance Number 04-13, as Previously Amended, with Respect to Article VI "Use Groups", Article VII, Section 7.8.3 "Permitted Use Groups" and Section 7.13.4 "Conditional Uses", Article X, Section 10.4.5 "Agricultural Uses in Suburban Zoning Districts" and Article XXV "Definitions" (the purpose of this amendment is to conditionally allow animal shelters and livestock facilities in the Public Institutional District)

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S TIME - MR. JASON WARD•Item 5.C.

First Reading and Referral to the Planning, Development and Building Committee for a Public Hearing and Recommendation Regarding an Ordinance to Amend Dorchester County Zoning and Land Development Standards, Ordinance Number 04-13, as Previously Amended, with Respect to Article VII, Section 7.8.3 "Permitted Use Groups" (the purpose of this amendment is to allow equipment rentals in the General Commercial District)

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S TIME - MR. JASON WARD•Item 5.D.

First Reading and Referral to the Planning, Development and Building Committee and the Planning Commission for Public Hearings and Recommendations Regarding an Ordinance to Amend Dorchester County Zoning and Land Development Standards Ordinance Number 04-13, as Previously Amended, with Respect to Article IX, Section 9.1 "Agricultural Residential District" and Article XVII, Section 17.1.2 "Minor Subdivision" (the purpose of this amendment is to prohibit major subdivisions in the Agricultural Residential District)

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S TIME - MR. JASON WARD•Item 5.E.

First Reading and Referral to the Planning, Development and Building Committee for a Public Hearing and Recommendation Regarding Rezoning Request #960 by Dorchester County, to Rezone 22.58 Acres Located on Orangeburg Road, Near Summerville, TMS# 152-00-00-108, from Suburban Residential District, SR, to Public Institutional District, PI; and TMS# 152-00-00-202 and 152-00-00-041 from Single Family Residential District, R-1, to Public Institutional District, PI

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S TIME - MR. JASON WARD•Item 5.F.

First Reading and Referral to the Planning, Development and Building Committee for a Public Hearing and Recommendation Regarding Rezoning Request #961 by Albert Judy, to Rezone 5.0 Acres Located on Academy Road, Near St. George, TMS# 046-00-00-019, from Agricultural Residential District, AR, to Commercial-Light Industrial District, CLI

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S TIME - MR. JASON WARD•Item 5.G.

First Reading and Referral to the Planning, Development and Building Committee and the Planning Commission for Public Hearings and Recommendations Regarding Rezoning Request #962 by Kyle Ewers, to Rezone 1.53 Acres Located at 860 Orangeburg Road, Near Summerville, TMS# 136-00-00-179, from Neighborhood Commercial District, CN, to General Commercial District, CG

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S TIME - MR. JASON WARD•Item 5.H.

Request for Approval Authorizing the County Administrator to Execute a Funding Agreement with Steadfast Recovery Ministries, Providing $240,000 from the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund to Expand Housing Accessibility for Individuals in Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S TIME - MR. JASON WARD•Item 5.I.