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Georgetown County Council has given second reading approval to a request to rezone 113 acres located off of Highway 521, about one mile east of 9-mile curve.
Property owner Diane Welch wants the property rezoned from General Commercial (GC) and One-Half Acre Residential (R1/2Ac) to 6,000 Sq. Ft. Residential (R-6) & Conservation Preservation (CP).
According to her application with the county, Welch wants to use the property to develop single family residential homes.
“These houses would be smaller in size and priced for residents seeking an entry level option for home ownership,” the application states. It is expected the average cost of the homes will be around $250,000.
Welch writes she “believes there is a strong demand for this type of housing in Georgetown County.”
The property is near Bluebird Street, adjacent to 521 Mini Mart.
Lot sizes in an R-6 District are a minimum of 6,000 square feet. It only allows single-family homes and not multi-family units. Mobile homes are not allowed in R-6 zones.
Georgetown County Planner Holly Richardson, during Tuesday’s meeting, said as many as 185 homes could be built on the property based on a conceptual plan presented by the developer.
“We don’t have a specific design for the future layout of this tract. It is not required as part of a straight rezoning request,” Richardson said.
Development plans would have to be presented to the county planning commission as a major subdivision review.
The rezoning request went before the planning commission in October. No one from the public spoke on the request.
The planning commission voted unanimously to approve the rezoning. County Council voted unanimously to follow the recommendation.
It will receive third and final reading on December 9.