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Design Guidelines: Many municipalities in South Carolina have design guidelines for new development within historic districts, outlining specific architectural styles, materials, and other requirements to ensure that new construction complements the existing historic fabric.

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Spot Zoning Deemed Illegal by SC Supreme Court

Land use lawsuits most commonly occur in situations where plaintiffs claim they are receiving unequal treatment. A common cause of such a lawsuit is “spot zoning.” In the 1963 case Bob Jones University, Inc. v. City of Greenville, the SC Supreme Court invalidated “spot zoning,” which it defined as giving a small land parcel a classification entirely unlike the zoning for surrounding areas in a way that benefits the owners of that property and harms other property owners.  

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18-unit fishing village planned for area next to Baymont Inn

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18-unit fishing village planned for area next to Baymont Inn

In 2017, Georgetown City Council approved a request to rezone 10 acres of land between the Black River and two hotels along Church Street to allow for a fishing village. But the development has not yet happened.  
This week the owners of the property – 711 Partners LLC – are bringing the request back to council to get an amendment.The plans are for 18 single-family units (1-2 bedrooms) each to be built on the property between the Quality Inn and the Baymont Inn on Church Street. Each of the units will be about 650 square feet in size.
These will be rental units, not permanent residences.

Georgetown's new overlay district gets final approval which could bring big changes

Big changes could be coming to the main thoroughfares in the City of Georgetown because of the passage of the much planned and talked about Urban Core Overlay District (UCOD).
The new zoning ordinance for UCOD passed second and final reading by Georgetown City Council unanimously Thursday evening.  The new zoning impacts Highway 17, Highway 701 and Highmarket Street within the city limits. An overlay district allows cities to tighten or relax zoning rules in the areas designated without having to change an entire zoning ordinance.

The Role of “Planned Unit Developments” in South Carolina’s Coastal Zone: Synthesis Report

While PUDs can be an excellent tool for managing the development of large tracts of land, there can also be drawbacks to their use. For example, inexperienced municipalities may be misled by presentations of plans or may simply be eager to build up the tax base and haphazardly approve development (Dover, 1996).

 

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