Plans for 42,000 square feet of storage units in Irmo are moving forward, despite some concerns over how such a project might lend itself to being an “eyesore” in the town’s main drag.
Irmo town council looked to approve a second and final reading of the proposal, which called for constructing the storage unit in place of an existing commercial storefront at 7949 Broad River Road. It required a zoning change. The property already has a PrimeSpace Storage facility alongside other commercial space in a storefront near the intersection with North Woodrow Street.
It narrowly passed in a 3-2 vote Tuesday evening. Council members Gabriel Penfield and Barb Waldman dissented…