Tarbox Court
Requesting zoning to be changed from WC (waterfront commercial) and CC (core commercial) to MP-R zoning (high density multi-use)
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 concerns)
Pertinents Documents for Reference
The new application for rezoning Tarbox Court has been submitted by to the city. It includes the Harborwalk Marina and Chamber of Commerce. The rezoning application is for a Master Plan Residential District. I have attached a copy of the application and highlighted a few concerns:
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 set backs are reduced to 5 ft.
See Section 6 (image below). Talks about uses, densities, and tree preservation (tree map image included - only 3 trees will be preserved, many oak tress 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.
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
