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Record of Proceedings

Horry County Council Regular Meeting - July 15, 2025

County Council — Tuesday, July 15, 2025
BodyHorry County, South Carolina
SessionCounty Council
DateTuesday, July 15, 2025
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:02

I have 6 o'clock.

0:03

We will call this regular county council meeting of July 15, 2025 to order.

0:08

We will start the meeting the way we always do with the invocation.

0:11

Well by the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:12

So I get everybody please stand.

0:18

Let us pray.

0:19

Dear Lord, thank you for another opportunity for us to come together and do the business of the county.

0:24

Thank you for all the blessings you bestowed upon us.

0:26

Thank you that we live in paradise.

0:28

We'd ask that you watch over us tonight.

0:31

Give us patience and diligence and strength as we deal with the county business.

0:38

Please wrap your hands around our first responders and keep them safe.

0:42

And continue your blessings with everybody that lives here and works here in Ory County.

0:47

And these blessings we ask, and in your name we pray.

0:50

Amen.

0:53

Our pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic.

1:03

Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

1:07

Thank you.

1:08

Please be seated.

1:09

We are moving into public input.

1:12

We've had one person sign up, Mr.

1:14

James Milward.

1:16

I believe he's here.

1:25

Hello, gentlemen, how are we doing today?

1:27

Good.

1:28

This comes a long story count.

1:34

My topic is the recycling center.

1:37

It was in the recycling center until a gentleman run over it and drug it out to 544 in this pickup truck.

1:46

Can this work out of this work?

1:48

Somebody fix it for me.

1:52

So I go to the recycling center Sunday on the way to church, and I've got a small little bag of cap manure in a food line bag.

2:01

And there's a gentleman there with a pickup truck with a trailer.

2:05

And the trailer's loaded with about 30 to 50 bags of trash.

2:09

And I wait for him to leave the compactor and take my one little bag and throw it in the in the compactor and walk walking back to my car, and I hear.

2:30

So I turned around and I said, Well, in the fourth grade, we learned to take our trash every other day.

2:34

Evidently you didn't make it to the fourth grade.

2:38

So while I'm standing there, the Ory County Recyclement Center has put cones up after that.

2:51

Can you break this down so uh the whole thing is shut?

2:57

Ma'am.

3:01

They put cones in front of the household waste area.

3:08

That's good.

3:10

So you can see at this point you go in and out.

3:13

They've got a sign right here, and these are cones right here.

3:16

They've got a sign that says keep right.

3:18

So you keep right, and if you've got cardboard or plastic, you go this way.

3:23

And if you've just got household waste, you go this away.

3:26

If you've got some bulk, you go over here.

3:28

If you've got a computer or TV, you go to here, you got oil, household oil or wood.

3:33

This is the office.

3:35

But they don't put any cones over here for the carboard and plastic.

3:40

So everybody, you know, sort of free-for-all, and keeps enough space that everybody can go in and out and get in and out.

3:46

And we've done it for years like that.

3:49

Well, for some reason they decided to put cones up right in this area and make it two lanes.

3:57

I have one little bag of trash, you know.

4:00

And people with trucks full full of trash, they'll block this area.

4:05

There's only two lanes, and the traffic is back out all the way back up into here, and it's it's just unbelievable what these cones have done.

4:16

So while I'm standing there, a man in the pickup truck got frustrated, run over the cone, got the cone locked up in his pickup truck, and drove it out.

4:26

And I wanted to see where it went.

4:28

So I followed him, and the cone come out of this from underneath his truck about five feet before 544.

4:38

So I picked up the cone and put it in my car.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural██████████████████████████████████████████42%
Waste Management███████████████████████23%
Parks and Recreation██████████████████18%
Zoning And Land Use█████████████████17%
Summary of Proceedings

Horry County Council Regular Meeting - July 15, 2025

The Horry County Council held its regular meeting on July 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. The meeting included public input, approval of a consent agenda, presentations recognizing employee service and Parks and Recreation Month, approval of the State Accommodations Tax budget, and second readings and public hearings on numerous zoning and development ordinances, all of which passed unanimously.

Public Input

  • James Milward raised concerns about traffic flow and safety issues at the Socastee recycling center due to cone placement, suggesting painted lines as a better solution. He also highlighted congestion from yard waste drop-off.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved by acclamation with no objections. The consent agenda included third readings (Ordinances 52-2025, 53-2025, and 80-2025), first readings for land use and zoning amendments (Ordinances 73-2025 through 79-2025), resolutions declaring intent to reimburse expenditures (R-97-2025 through R-100-2025, R-106-2025), budget calendar (R-101-2025), employment guidelines revisions (R-102-2025), HOME-ARP and HOME funding awards (R-103-2025, R-104-2025), transit support resolutions (R-105-2025, R-106-2025), GSATS committee alternate appointments (R-107-2025), intergovernmental agreement with Myrtle Beach (R-108-2025), community benefit fund allocations (CBF-13-2025, CBF-14-2025, CBF-15-2025), district board appointments to the Planning Commission, and confirmation of Daniel Cunningham to the Shoreline Behavioral Health Services Board.

Presentations & Resolutions

  • 30-Year Service Recognition: Chairman Gardner recognized Kathy Floyd (47 years) from the Solicitor's Office for her dedicated service; Vivian Gosnell (30 years) was recognized in absentia as it was her birthday.
  • Parks and Recreation Month: Chair recognized July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month via Resolution R-93-2025. Parks and Recreation Director Ray Dunham accepted, noting the department's 25th anniversary.
  • State Accommodations Tax Budget: Resolution R-96-2025 authorizing and approving the State Accommodations Tax 30% Advertising and Promotion Fund Budget was approved after an amendment (amendment passed unanimously).

Reading of Ordinances (Second Readings & Public Hearings)

All ordinances listed below were approved unanimously after public hearings with no public comment or council discussion.

  • Ordinances 61-2025 & 62-2025: Rezone PIN 40506020005 from Forest Agriculture (FA) to Residential (MSF 14.5) and amend Future Land Use from Rural to Rural Communities to allow an additional home on 0.92 acres. (District 11 - Allen)
  • Ordinance 63-2025: Rezone an 82.46-acre portion of PIN 29900000027 from Limited Forest Agriculture (LFA) to Planned Development District (PDD) for 150 single-family homes, 38 townhomes, and commercial uses, with a $500,000 community contribution and buffer requirements. (District 10 - Hardee)
  • Ordinance 66-2025: Rezone PINs 44803040030 & 44803040031 from Highway Commercial (HC) & Commercial Forest Agriculture (CFA) to Retail with Accessory Outdoor Storage (RE 4) to combine parcels for an automotive and RV repair business. (District 6 - Crawford)
  • Ordinance 67-2025: Rezone PIN 44004040065 from Residential (SF 20) to Residential (SF 10) to allow subdividing the property for two homes instead of one, despite staff and Planning Commission disapproval. (District 6 - Crawford)
  • Ordinance 68-2025: Rezone PIN 44110020050 from Limited Manufacturing and Industrial (MA 1) to Retail with Accessory Outdoor Storage (RE 4) to permit a fitness center. (District4 - Loftus)
  • Ordinance 69-2025: Rezone PIN 34608010010 from Commercial Forest Agriculture (CFA) to Limited Manufacturing and Industrial (MA1) to combine with adjacent property for a display area. (District 9 - Causey)
  • Ordinance 70-2025: Rezone PIN 26606010001 from Commercial Forest Agriculture (CFA) to Retail with Accessory Outdoor Storage (RE4) for commercial uses. (District 9 - Causey)
  • Ordinances 71-2025 & 72-2025: Approve a development agreement with Hwy. Nine Industrial Holdings LLC for an industrial project on 79.48 acres, including a $500,000 contribution for public improvements, turn lanes on US 701, buffers, and use restrictions; and rezone PIN 21000000004 from CFA & FA to General Manufacturing and Industrial (MA2) & Heavy/Intense Manufacturing and Industrial (MA3). (District 10 - Hardee)

Memorial Dedications

  • Council recognized several deceased individuals: Cherry Elise McKnight, Wayne Chestnut, Henry H. Bonnett Jr., Henry Tucker Cannon, Randall E. Davis, Sarah Allan Martin, Michael Paul Hemsy, and Dr. Frederick Hamilton. The meeting adjourned in their memory.

Key Outcomes

  • All motions and resolutions passed unanimously.
  • The consent agenda was approved without objection.
  • The ATAX budget was approved after an amendment.
  • All second reading ordinances were approved with no opposing votes.

Meeting Transcript

I have 6 o'clock. We will call this regular county council meeting of July 15, 2025 to order. We will start the meeting the way we always do with the invocation. Well by the Pledge of Allegiance. So I get everybody please stand. Let us pray. Dear Lord, thank you for another opportunity for us to come together and do the business of the county. Thank you for all the blessings you bestowed upon us. Thank you that we live in paradise. We'd ask that you watch over us tonight. Give us patience and diligence and strength as we deal with the county business. Please wrap your hands around our first responders and keep them safe. And continue your blessings with everybody that lives here and works here in Ory County. And these blessings we ask, and in your name we pray. Amen. Our pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic. Indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. We are moving into public input. We've had one person sign up, Mr. James Milward. I believe he's here. Hello, gentlemen, how are we doing today? Good. This comes a long story count. My topic is the recycling center. It was in the recycling center until a gentleman run over it and drug it out to 544 in this pickup truck. Can this work out of this work? Somebody fix it for me. So I go to the recycling center Sunday on the way to church, and I've got a small little bag of cap manure in a food line bag. And there's a gentleman there with a pickup truck with a trailer. And the trailer's loaded with about 30 to 50 bags of trash. And I wait for him to leave the compactor and take my one little bag and throw it in the in the compactor and walk walking back to my car, and I hear. So I turned around and I said, Well, in the fourth grade, we learned to take our trash every other day. Evidently you didn't make it to the fourth grade. So while I'm standing there, the Ory County Recyclement Center has put cones up after that. Can you break this down so uh the whole thing is shut? Ma'am. They put cones in front of the household waste area. That's good. So you can see at this point you go in and out. They've got a sign right here, and these are cones right here. They've got a sign that says keep right. So you keep right, and if you've got cardboard or plastic, you go this way. And if you've just got household waste, you go this away. If you've got some bulk, you go over here. If you've got a computer or TV, you go to here, you got oil, household oil or wood. This is the office. But they don't put any cones over here for the carboard and plastic.

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