PDF Garden City Area Plan - Horry County Government

2.3.1.2.1.2.3.4.1.2.1.Issues and Strategies Agency Timeframeshort mid long currentDevelop overlays for commercial areas where appropriate toaddress additional aesthetic issues.Encourage office or other low intensity uses when newdevelopment is directly adjacent to residential development.Planning DepartmentPlanning DepartmentResidents of Garden City do not want to see any additional high-rise development.Rezone properties on the west side of Waccamaw Drive that arecurrently zoned Resort Residential (RR) to General Residential✓7 (GR-7). Planning DepartmentRezone properties along the beachfront to reflect current useand height. Planning Department ✓✓ ✓Excessive parking in the right-of-way along Waccamaw Drive and adjoining roads can create hazardous conditions fordrivers, cyclists and pedestrians.Develop a parking plan for the Garden City beach area. Planning Department ✓Identify streets connecting to Waccamaw Drive that couldsupport paved on-street parking.Develop an overlay for the beach district that requires provisionof additional parking for large single-family and duplexproperties.Coordinate efforts to develop parking guidelines with theGeorgetown County Planning Commission as it seeks toaddress the same issue.Planning DepartmentPlanning DepartmentPlanning DepartmentThe commercial heart of the beach district located on Atlantic Avenue would be well served by the development of anidentity that is unique to Garden City and the South Carolina low country.Work with property owners in downtown Garden City to developan overlay Planning Department ✓Identify potential funding sources to assist with streetscape,✓sidewalks, parking and traffic-calming improvements. Planning DepartmentThe Garden City area bounded by Waccamaw Drive to the east, North Dogwood to the west, Hawes Avenue to theNorth and Magnolia Avenue to the south is experiencing increased duplex development due to the inability of propertyowners to build two single-family homes while meeting current lot and setback requirements; the area from NorthDogwood to U.S 17 Business is also seeing increased duplex activity.Explore options, including the Town of Surfside Beach’s zoningordinance that allows a single-family structure on a lot less than✓4,000 square feet in size. Planning Department✓✓✓✓✓part8I m p l e m e n t a t i o n28