Georgetown County Planning Commission Meeting - October 15, 2026

The Georgetown County Planning Commission meeting on October 15, 2026, considered several land-use and subdivision matters; no contract awards, purchasing decisions, or budget allocations were identified. The commission approved a motion on the Northampton Plantation Flexible Design District rezoning request for a large residential development, with discussion emphasizing protections for wetlands not needed for road crossings. The proposal includes planned utility connections, traffic improvements, tree retention, and 20% workforce housing among multifamily units; staff recommended additional permits and infrastructure, tree-plan, and other conditions. A separate 22-acre request to rezone Forest Agriculture to VR10 was discussed, including the need to amend the future land use map, but the transcript does not clearly capture its disposition. The transcript also records approval of a request to rezone 10 acres from General Commercial to Heavy Industrial and to amend the future land use designation to Employment, though details of that item are garbled.

The commission approved the preliminary site plan for Endemir Phase 3, an 18-lot subdivision on approximately 22.82 acres, subject to agency approvals, a final tree survey, and street-name approval. It also approved a utility plat for a sewer pump station serving the county’s planned detention center, accepted several street names, and received the prior meeting’s minutes. Staff reported that a draft Unified Development Ordinance was expected in November and that a transportation coordination meeting with SCDOT, Waccamaw COG, and the county was being planned for early December.