Residents of the Wilson Road area and owners of nearby undeveloped land will have to wait at least two more weeks before finding out the fate of an overlay ordinance.

Darlington County residents who live near Darlington city limits approached the county planning commission at it meeting Tuesday in support of instating zoning regulations in opposition to a proposed factory-style turkey farm.

The Florence Design Review Board has approved the demolition of what remains of Heritage Place after most of the hotel was demolished last month.

Members of the Florence Planning Commission have voted to postpone their decision on a zoning request after it came to their attention that someone prematurely removed signs announcing a public hearing on the matter.

The Florence County Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously selected Peter Knoller of Johnsonville as its chairman and Bill Lockhart of Timmonsville as its vice chairman.

The Darlington County Planning Commission approved sending the Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Ordinance to Darlington County Council for a vote at Tuesday’s meeting. The planning department has been working on the ordinance since the beginning of the year.

Florence County and city planning officials have been on the move to new facilities lately, which means those in need of permits will have to get them at a different — although more convenient — location

A proposal for an overlay district that would allow no multifamily housing in the Greater Wilson Heights community could be in the hands of Florence’s city planning commission when it holds its inaugural meeting next month.

The Darlington County Planning Commission voted to set vested rights for two site developments during its regularly scheduled commission meeting Tuesday. One of the site developments is a Copeland Turkey Farm set to be built on a 15-acre site near Lamar. The other is a storage facility for Bethea Baptist Retirement, which will be built on a 145-acre piece of land south of the city of Darlington.

The Florence County/Municipal Historical Commission has voted unanimously to find historical significance in homes on East Pine and West Palmetto streets that owners have applied to demolish.

The Florence County/Municipal Planning Commission has recommended the denial of a rezoning request that could allow 64 multifamily housing units on 12½ acres in northwest Florence.

The Marion County Planning Commission voted to approve a proposed zoning ordinance amendment to be submitted as a recommendation to the Marion County Council, regarding mining and extraction operations.

FLORENCE — For a local businessman to get permission to place a salon at 425 S. Cashua Drive, the process isn’t as simple as requesting a zoning use variance from the county board of zoning appeals.

FLORENCE — The City of Florence Design Review Board has bid farewell to the former downtown Chinese restaurant House of Louie and welcomed the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center to the heart of Florence.