The City has a step by step process to aid the Barnwell property owners and developers in all their Zoning needs and questions.
For any new development or business, the first step begins with the Zoning Permit Application. If approved, a business license application can be processed. If denied, there are several choices, whatever appropriate to the situation, that the participant can make.
- Request an appeal from the Action of the Zoning Administrator to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
- Request a Variance Application to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
- Request a Special Exception Application to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
- Request a Zoning Map Amendment (rezoning) Application to the Planning Commission.
All Action taken to the Board of Zoning Appeals may either be approved or denied. If denied, the participant, if questioning the validity of the decision based on interpretation of the law, may send an appeal to the Circuit Court for a ruling on the interpretation of the law (ONLY...no opinion given to regards to the zoning issue.)
For a request for rezoning (4), the application may either be approved or denied by the Planning Commission. If approved, it goes forward to the City Council. If denied, there is no other appeal unless the participant brings suit.
Zoning Information
Maps on this site are not official. Some changes may have been made since the production of this information. Please visit Barnwell City Hall for the official Zoning Maps.
REZONING MAP AMENDMENT
The Barnwell City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on February 2, 2026 at 5 PM at City Hall on two recommendations from the City of Barnwell Planning Commission to change the zoning district of property owned by Barnwell County located at Wellington and Lake Drive TM# 072-08-01-022 from R-15 (Residential) to OSP (Open Space Preservation) and change the zoning district of property owned by Kingfisher Development near Turner Street and Reynolds Road Tax Map #s 072-11-07-039, 072-11-07-041, and 072-11-07-043 from R-15 (Residential) to RMF (General Residential).
OSP District will allow publicly owned and operated parks or recreational facilities.
RMF District will allow without needing special exception or conditional use approval a single-family dwelling on a minimum of a 5000 square foot lot or a two family (duplex) or multi-family dwelling unit on a minimum 5000 square foot lot for the first dwelling unit and for each additional unit a minimum of a 2500 square foot lot. Maximum dwelling units per net acre is 12.
Those wishing for additional details or information prior to the Public Hearing concerning the information listed above can do so by dropping by City Hall and view the information board in the lobby or contact City Hall to schedule a time to speak with the City Administrator/(Zoning Administrator)
