Loris City Council · Public Hearing

June 11, 2026 — Public Hearing

Thursday, June 11, 2026 · 6:00 PM· Loris City Hall, Council Chambers, 4101 Walnut Street, Loris, SC 29569 Record pending
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Loris City Council held a public hearing on June 11, 2026 on Ordinance 06-26, a request to rezone about 23.2 acres on the southern side of Bayboro Street (Highway 45) from FA (Forest-Agriculture) to R-1.5 (Residential, Low Density). Three residents spoke; council took no vote on the rezoning itself.

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At a June 11, 2026 public hearing, Loris City Council heard testimony on Ordinance 06-26, a request by agent Logan Heaps on behalf of owner Harriett Hardee to rezone approximately 23.2 acres on the southern side of Bayboro Street (Highway 45) from FA (Forest-Agriculture) to R-1.5 (Residential, Low Density). Planning & Zoning Director Meredith Holmes told council no development plan has been submitted; any future development would still require Planning Commission review.

Three residents spoke during public comment: one asked about county/city cooperation on a drainage canal near his property; a second said the area's roads, schools, and medical capacity could not support additional housing, citing partly-vacant homes in the adjacent Meadow Walk subdivision; a third, who identified herself as the second speaker's spouse, raised similar infrastructure concerns about medical wait times, road conditions, and school class sizes. Council took no vote on the rezoning ordinance itself at this hearing; it voted solely to adjourn the public hearing.

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On the agenda

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Public hearing — Ordinance 06-26 Hearing held — no vote

Request to rezone approximately 23.2 acres from FA (Forest-Agriculture) to R-1.5 (Residential, Low Density) on the southern side of Bayboro Street, also known as Highway 45

Public hearing on Ordinance 06-26. At the May 4, 2026 meeting council accepted the Planning Commission report on this Harriett Hardee rezoning and directed that a public hearing be set with notice.

Acreage 23.2 acFrom → to FA → R-1.5PIN 186-00-00-0001Route S-26-45 (Highway 45)Agent Logan Heaps for Harriett Hardee
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Plain-language briefing
What it is
This is a public hearing on Ordinance 06-26, a request to rezone about 23.2 acres on the southern side of Bayboro Street, also known as Highway 45, from FA (Forest-Agriculture) to R-1.5 (Residential, Low Density). A public hearing is a meeting where council takes public comment on a measure before it votes on it.
What it does
Council held this hearing to take public comment on the rezoning request; it did not vote on Ordinance 06-26 at this meeting. The request to rezone about 23.2 acres from FA to R-1.5 remains pending a later council vote.

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Beyond the votes

Reports, announcements, and public comment from the same meeting, drawn from the city's unofficial meeting video, pending the approved minutes.

Reports & announcements

    Public & press comment

    Mr. Curtin: Said he lives on the opposite side of the parcel, with part of that area inside the city limits and part outside; asked whether the city and county could work together on dredging/clearing a drainage canal near his property that has flooded and stayed swollen, referencing flooding during a 2018 hurricane. Said he has no opposition to anyone building on the parcel.
    Andrew Lee: Said he lives off Highway 45; said in his personal opinion the area does not need more housing developments given the current state of infrastructure (roads, schools, medical care), noting many houses in the Meadow Walk subdivision across the road remain unsold.
    [name not clear from transcript]: Identified herself as Andrew Lee's spouse, arriving late and not signing in; said she lives on a street transcribed as "Manda Lane" off Highway 45; raised concerns about medical-care wait times (citing a local OB/GYN practice), road conditions, and school class sizes, and said many houses in the Meadow Walk development remain unsold.

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