Board grants preliminary preservation tax-incentive approval for 1311 9th Avenue
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The Conway Community Appearance Board granted preliminary approval for a preservation tax incentive at 1311 9th Avenue, allowing the owner to pursue a 15-year tax freeze and fee waivers pending required county approval and permit review.
The City of Conway’s Community Appearance Board on Monday granted preliminary approval for a preservation tax incentive application for the property at 1311 9th Avenue.
Miss Dennis, a city staff member who presented the application, said the house "is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property since 2010." She told the board the property meets the age and eligibility requirements and that the applicant provided a recent appraisal and scope of work for the proposed rehabilitation.
The owner is proposing extensive restoration and repairs, including replacement of a water-damaged roof, reinstallation and restoration of chimneys, siding and window adjustments on the front façade, porch column and roof repairs, removal of a nonhistoric addition and a small enclosed mudroom, foundational repairs and restoration of several outbuildings. Miss Dennis emphasized the board’s approval is preliminary and does not authorize construction until the applicant secures required permits and Horry County historic-review approval.
Explaining the incentives on offer, Miss Dennis told the board that "with the tax assessment, they would receive, assuming they're approved and Horry County also approves them, the 15 year tax freeze. And then within the city, they also receive, a 100% capital recovery fees reimbursed and building permit fees waived." She also noted the program requires rehabilitation costs to exceed 25% of fair-market value as determined by a licensed appraiser and that the final appraisal must be current to the time of approval.
Board members asked questions about replacement-cost versus current-market appraisals and whether approval would limit future additions such as detached garages or new curb cuts. Miss Dennis said the incentive applies to the existing historic house and outbuildings and that substantial later changes would return to the board for review.
The board moved, seconded and approved preliminary eligibility for the special tax assessment. Staff and the applicant must still complete county review and the normal building- and planning-permit processes before work may begin.
