Fire Station 1 Annexation

At a glance

  • What: Ordinance 2026-56 annexes four parcels from Horry County (zoned Limited Industrial) into the city and rezones them to Wholesale/Manufacturing for the new Fire Station 1 and the Coast RTA transit center and operations and maintenance facility. The site is undeveloped; Fire Station 1 is now on Mr. Joe White Avenue and would move to the subject site.
  • Where it stands: Planning Commission recommended approval 6 to 0 on September 1, 2026. Council approved first reading September 8 and adopted second reading September 22, both 7 to 0.

Votes

September 8: moved by Councilwoman Hatley, seconded by Councilman McClure; 7 to 0 (with Councilman Render present for the vote).

September 22: moved by Councilman Lowder, seconded by Councilman Chestnut; 7 to 0.

Sources

Log

2026-09-22 - City Council

Adopted on second reading, 7 to 0.

2026-09-08 - City Council

First reading approved 7 to 0.