Honda Property Annexation Approved in First Reading

Easley City Council unanimously approved the first reading of a city ordinance to annex two adjacent properties located along Calhoun Memorial Highway and Cardinal Drive Monday night.

The two properties are owned by HRS Properties of the Upstate, LLC, the company that owns Hendrick Honda in Easley.

Hendrick Honda is located at 4589 Calhoun Memorial Highway, which is not contiguous with city limits. The second property, an adjacent property to the dealership on Cardinal Drive is contiguous to city limits.

"It did pass in the planning commission," Easley Building Official Tommy Holcombe said.

The Easley Planning Commission first reviewed the annexation proposal on July 18.

Council members voted first to approve the city zoning designation of General/Commercial. No residents were in attendance to raise questions about the designation.

"These are just two pieces of property that Honda is trying to get inside the city," Mayor Larry Bagwell said. 

"The city is doing what we think is legal to get them inside the city," Bagwell said.

Council members voted unanimously to pass the first reading of the annexation. The second reading will be given at next month's meeting at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Easley Law Enforcement Center.