Summerville Town Council passed first reading of new zoning rules that would bar convenience stores outright from certain zones near neighborhoods and turn restaurants in mixed-use zones into conditional uses needing council approval. Mayor Russ Touchberry described the conditions as no alcohol service, closing by 9 p.m., and acoustic-only music. A second vote is set for the November council meeting.
Why this matters here
If this passes, opening a restaurant in a Summerville mixed-use zone stops being a permitted use and becomes a council vote with strings attached. Owners scouting sites, and anyone who signed a lease under the current rules, have until the November meeting to weigh in.
First reported by live5news.com.
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