Tarbox Court
Requesting zoning to be changed from WC (waterfront commercial) and CC (core commercial) to MP-R zoning (high density multi-use)
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Outcome of City Planning Commission Meeting
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, the City Planning Commission voted 4-2 to NOT recommend the approval of the Tarbox Ct and Georgetown Communications properties rezoning application. The application now moves on to the City Council for review and vote. Meeting date to be announced.
Videos of the meeting follow:
Public Comment - Unrelated Business
Meeting Begins
Public Comment
Questions / Discussion / Vote
New Application to Rezone:
Tarbox Ct and Georgetown Communications properties (includes Harborwalk Marina and chamber of commerce)
Full APPLICATION PDF (scroll page down to view specific pages of concern)
Pertinent Documents for Reference
Meeting Packet PDF prepared by City
The new application for rezoning Tarbox Court has been submitted to the city. It includes the Harborwalk Marina and Chamber of Commerce. The rezoning application is for a Master Plan Residential District. Click images below for larger view of some pages of the application.
A few major concerns are as follows:
The drawings they submitted show no buildings whatsoever and the documentation they submitted states they will tell us what they are building after they get the rezoning. Furthermore, approval of what they will build will be done as a staff approval and not by committee or commission. Thus, the fate of our neighborhood and the historic district are in the hands of a select few.
Building heights are allowed up to 45 ft up to EAVES, not roof. The George Hotel is 35 ft.
Building setbacks are reduced to 5 ft.
See Section 6 (image below). Talks about uses, densities, (possible hotel with no more than 150 rooms) and tree preservation (tree map image included - only 3-5 trees will be preserved, many oak trees and cyprus trees will be cut down) ,
There are many more concerns but please review documents for yourself. Click images below for larger view of some pages of the application and packet provided by the city.
Cannon Street Proposed Bulk Head
The Department of Environmental Services approved permit request despite strong public opposition. This decision is now being appealed in court for the following reasons:
July 1, 2025 • Basis for Court Appeal
June 3, 2025 • DES Decision Documents: Permit-1 , Permit-2 , Permit-3
February 2026 • Basis for Request for Hearing • Questions Regarding Application • Questions Regarding Applicable Laws
Please click on link below to view Memorandum of Understanding (re: Cannon Street) between City of Georgetown and the Developers of Tarbox Court
Memorandum of Understanding Between City of Georgetown and Developers PDF
Coastal Observer Article - February 6, 2025
Concerns expressed about proposed Sampit River bulkheads - GAB News
February 3, 2025
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services Bureau of Coastal Management held a public hearing Monday concerning a request to construct bulkheads at the end of Cannon Street and adjacent areas on the Sampit River.
Three separate bulkhead requests have been submitted by EF Hucks and Associates on behalf of Tarbox Court 2, LLC and Tarbox Court 3, LLC for the erosion control structures.
One request is for a bulkhead that will be eight feet high (above grade) and 154 feet long. The other requests are also for eight-foot-high bulkheads. One would be 256-feet long while the other would be 412-feet long.
During the hearing, residents who live on or near Cannon Street expressed concerns about how the new bulkheads will impact flooding during heavy rains in their neighborhood and beyond. There was also a question asked about any involvement the city may have with the bulkheads being constructed.
We asked Georgetown City Councilman Jonathan Angner that question at the end of the following video:
Please click on link below to view Memorandum of Understanding (re: Cannon Street) between City of Georgetown and the Developers of Tarbox Court
Memorandum of Understanding Between City of Georgetown and Developers PDF
Anyone who would like to submit written comments can do so through Feb. 18 by using the following links:
Application HQ4-NYJZ-48DRA
Application HQ4-P1CS-TF74Y
Application HQ4-P1H1-Z52NC
Developers Apply to DHEC for Bulkhead
TWO OF 3 OR 4 APPLICATIONS FOR A BULKHEAD
Submitted Documents for HQ4-P1CS-TF74Y: Survey, Documents, Postcard
Submitted Documents for HQ4-NYJZ-48DRA: All documents
Citizens for the the City and County contacted DHEC to request a hearing to further/better understand what the developers want to do.
City of Georgetown notified DHEC that the applicant is not the property owner at the end of Cannon Street.
City of Georgetown Grants Easement for Tarbox Court Properties abutting Cannon Street.
Planning Board, Planning Director and Developers - Zoom Meeting
Public not notified of meeting.
Recorded meeting per Planning Board Member - click link below to view
City of Georgetown has since deleted this link.
New Plans Circulate and Change
Workshop Meeting April 2024 - No application submitted.
Charette Meeting
November 13, 2023
Non-City Meeting. This was a off-site presentation to some of the public and city leaders
Proposal 2023
Planning Commission Meeting: May 10, 2023 - Application Submitted
Presented at Planning Commission Meeting on May 10, 2023. Plans Dated February 17, 2023
Circulated Plans Dated March 2023 - Not used for Application
Not approved by Architectural Review Board.
Many citizens concerned about altering the warehouse because of it’s historical designation.
More Plans: Dated June 19, 2023
City Council Special Meeting - June 22, 2023
They say there are three ways of doing everything, your way, my way and the right way. Take a look below at what has transpired here in the City of Georgetown. I have also included my suggested solution. Let me know what you think.