The city of Myrtle Beach won’t stop a controversial new subdivision developers plan to build over the Grande Dunes Tennis Club.
“It’s outside of City Council authority … This is within the rights of the private property owner. City council cannot step in and say, ‘Oh no, you can’t do this,’” Director of Communications and Creative Services Meredith Denari told The Sun News. “It’s within their rights. It’s within what’s permitted under its current zoning. It’s permitted within the PUD. It is their legal right to do this, and they have received approval to do so.”
The property is zoned to allow use for a tennis facility, but also single-family residential housing, meaning it’s not up to Myrtle Beach City Council to approve a rezoning. According to the city, the change is also not considered an amendment to the Grande Dunes Planned Unit Development (PUD)…