Georgetown County Planning Commission Meeting - September 17, 2026

The Georgetown County Planning Commission meeting on September 17, 2026, focused on land-use and zoning matters; no procurement activity, contract awards, or spending decisions were identified. The commission deferred a rezoning request for 44.5 acres, and considered a request involving approximately 22 acres, though the transcript does not clearly capture its disposition. The commission also addressed expired planned-development approvals: it recommended reverting the Benham property to Forest Agriculture, with conservation protections noted, and approved returning properties at Crooked Oak Drive and Ocean Highway and near Kings River Road to General Commercial. For the Crooked Oak property, the commission also approved changing the future land-use designation to Commercial Corridor. The August 2026 minutes were approved.

Members discussed traffic impacts from ongoing and proposed development, including concerns about congested intersections and the need for transportation plans. Staff agreed to invite representatives of SCDOT and the regional transportation body to discuss plans with the commission; members supported hearing from them, though they cannot require attendance. The transcript also records a request to withdraw a Georgetown Memorial Hospital-related rezoning proposal, but the final vote on that request is not clearly preserved.