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COMMUNITY GOALS• Promote high quality residential and commercial development.• Create a more aesthetically pleasing commercial corridor alongU.S. 17 Business.• Minimize the potential adverse effects of commercial developmenton adjacent residential development.• Limit future high-rise development in Garden City.• Alleviate parking congestion in the areas adjacent to the beach.• Encourage the development of single-family homes strengtheningGarden City’s reputation as a family-friendly beach.• Develop additional zoning districts that meet the unique needs of abeach community.• Promote pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods.• Ensure that all structures in Garden City are properly maintainedand code compliant.ISSUE 7.1Residents of Garden City want to maintain the quality of Garden Cityby holding development to a high standard.STRATEGIES: ✓1. Explore options for mixed-use and traditional neighborhooddevelopment in both green field development and redevelopment.2. When rezoning property in Garden City, ensure that newdevelopment or redevelopment will be sensitive to density,buffering, traffic and circulation patterns of the surrounding area.3. Major commercial developments within Garden City of five ormore acres should be in Planned Development Districts (PDDs) toensure that they will meet appropriate standards.4. Work with Stormwater Management to introduce low-impactdesign options.5. Encourage infill development that is compatible with surroundinguses.6. Encourage office or other low intensity uses when newdevelopment is directly adjacent to residential development.7. Avoid spot zoning of commercial or multi-family uses in singlefamilyneighborhoods.ISSUE 7.2The U.S. 17 Business commercial corridor, due to its close proximity toresidential development, has the potential to negatively impact adjacenthomes; U.S. Highway 17 Bypass also has areas where impacts fromcommercial development can adversely affect residential communities.STRATEGIES: ✓1. Develop an overlay for U.S. 17 Business and/or U.S. Highway 17Bypass addressing issues including:• Building façade and roofs• Parking areas• Lighting• Utility locations and dumpsters• Accessory structures• Outdoor display and storage• Access management• Signage• Landscaping and buffer requirements2. Develop overlays for commercial areas whereappropriate to address additional aesthetic issues.3. Encourage office or other low intensity useswhen new development is directly adjacent toresidential development.part7Land Use14
part7ISSUE 7.3Many residents of Garden City do not want to see any additional highrisedevelopment.STRATEGIES: ✓1. Rezone properties on the west side of Waccamaw Drive that arecurrently zoned Resort Residential (RR) to General Residential(GR-7).2. Rezone properties along the beachfront to reflect current use andheight.Land UseISSUE 7.4Excessive parking in the right-of-way along Waccamaw Drive andadjoining roads can create hazardous conditions for drivers, cyclistsand pedestrians.STRATEGIES: ✓1. Develop a parking plan for the Garden City beach area.2. Identify streets connecting to Waccamaw Drive that couldsupport paved on-street parking.3. Develop an overlay for the beach district that requiresprovision of additional parking for large single-familyand duplex properties.4. Coordinate efforts to develop parking guidelineswith the Georgetown County Planning Commission asit seeks to address the same issue.15
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