HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Horry County Planning Commission on Thursday approved two developments to rezone almost 86 acres of land in Little River and about 47 acres of land in Socastee.
The commission approved a request to rezone 85.92 acres of land located on Highway 90 and Coates Road in Little River from Commercial Forest Agriculture to multi-residential. The request was previously deferred, as developers noted they were working through engineering issues related to the Highway 90 road improvements.
The applicant requested to rezone 85.92 acres for 212 single-family units. The plan proposes a 125-foot undisturbed buffer along Highway 90, a 25-foot undisturbed perimeter buffers around the project, improvements to Coates Road and three sustainable development criteria: sidewalks, 100% increase in active open space, and six pocket parks…