County Council - Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Adoption of Minutes from the September 08, 2026, County Council Meeting

Third Reading of Ordinance Number 26-12, 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

Second 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

Request to Address Council

Correspondence

Adoption of Resolution Number 26-12, a Resolution to Honor and Recognize Deacon David Moultrie, Junior, on the Occasion of His One Hundredth Birthday

Recognition of Mr. Alvin B. Glen for Being Awarded First Place in the Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition

Mr. Jason Russo, Chairman, Dorchester County Accommodations Tax Committee, Report and Request for Approval of the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee's Recommendations for Funding Allocations for FY2025-2026

Third Reading Regarding Ordinance Number 26-13, an Ordinance to Amend Dorchester County Zoning and Land Development Standards, Ordinance Number 04-13, as Previously Amended, with Respect to Article XIV, "Administration, Enforcement & Amendments" (The purpose of this amendment is to update and clarify the Administration section regulations)

Third Reading Regarding Ordinance Number 26-14, an Ordinance to Amend and Supplement the Code of Ordinances, Dorchester County, South Carolina with Respect to Chapter 8, Article II. - Business License, Division 1., Sec. 8-24. to Add a New Subsection (f) to Provide an Exemption for County Sponsored or Co-Sponsored Events

First Reading and Referral to the Planning, Development and Building Committee for a Public Hearing and Recommendation Regarding Rezoning Request #948 by Scott Utsey, True Homes, to Rezone 663.88 Acres Located on Highway 15, Near Harleyville, TMS# 002-00-00-002, from Agricultural Residential District, AR, to Planned Development District, PD

Motion to Appoint and Commission Jon "JC" Loadholt as a Community Enforcement Officer to Issue Summons for Dorchester County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4 Animals, and Chapter 14 Environment, Pursuant to the SC Code of Laws Section 4-9-145

Request for Approval to Convert Four Part-time Telecommunicator Positions in the Consolidated Dispatch Center into Two Full-Time NCIC Administrator Positions in the Sheriff's Office

Public Hearing and Recommendation for Second Reading Regarding Rezoning Request #958 by Napacha Burley, to Rezone 0.47 Acres Located on Ladson Road, Near Summerville, TMS# 154-11-01-004, from Single Family Residential District, R-2, to Neighborhood Commercial District, CN

Public Hearing and Recommendation for Second Reading Regarding Rezoning Request #959 by Matthew Felsen, to Rezone 0.587 Acres Located on Parsons Road, Near Summerville, TMS# 136-08-00-002, from Single Family Residential District, R-1, to Single Family Residential District, R-2

Recommendation for Second Reading 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

Motion to Appoint or Reappoint Members to Dorchester County Boards and Commissions

Public Hearing and Third Reading of Ordinance Number 26-15, an Ordinance Authorizing (1) the Execution and Delivery of an Amended and Restated Fee in Lieu of Tax and Incentive Agreement by and Between Dorchester County, South Carolina (the "County") and Dorchester Commerce, LLC, Acting for Itself, One or More Affiliates and/or Other Project Sponsors (Collectively, the "Company"), Pursuant to which the County Shall Covenant to Accept Certain Negotiated Fees in Lieu of Ad Valorem Taxes with Respect to the Establishment and/or Expansion of Certain Facilities in the County (the "Project"); (2) the Benefits of a Multi-County Industrial or Business Park to be Made Available to the Company and the Project; (3) Certain Special Source Revenue Credits in Connection with the Project; and (4) Other Matters Related Thereto

LEGAL ADVICE

Farris, et al vs. Dorchester County

ACTION MAY OR MAY NOT BE TAKEN FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NON-AGENDA ITEMS