IRMO, S.C. — Irmo Town Council on Tuesday voted to annex and rezone nearly 19 acres along Dreher Shoals Road, clearing the way for new commercial development.

The unanimous vote came during Tuesday night’s council meeting on September 16. The land sits next to Walgreens on Dreher Shoals Road in an area already surrounded by businesses.

“When we bring a property into the town, the applicant requests a zoning at the same time, and so we do the annexation and the zoning simultaneously, and that way the applicant knows exactly what they’re getting and there’s no surprises to them,” said Deputy Town Administrator Doug Polen.

Polen said the shift to commercial zoning is critical to Irmo’s long-term growth.

“The town really needs to bring in commercial businesses because that’s where our tax

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