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Committee approves ordinance to add Carolina Bays Parkway right-of-way to Horry County official map
Summary
The Transportation Committee approved an ordinance amending the county’s official map to preserve right-of-way for Carolina Bays Parkway from Highway 707 to the 17 Bypass and said the designation is intended to protect a substantially open corridor for future interchange and project planning.
Horry County staff presented an ordinance to amend the county’s official map to add right-of-way for Carolina Bays Parkway — extending from Highway 707 to the 17 Bypass — and an associated interchange. Staff told the committee the ordinance is consistent with state statute and would preserve a substantially open corridor so future project design and funding can proceed without later conflicts from intervening development.
Staff noted that some of the large undeveloped parcels in the corridor are being considered for development and that adopting the map amendment now would allow future planning to incorporate a potential interchange rather than having development preclude that option. Committee members asked to see the map and discussed the open nature of the corridor; staff confirmed some impacts to the right-of-way have already been studied and that preserving the corridor now is prudent.
A motion to designate the corridor and adopt staff’s recommendation was moved and seconded and the committee approved the ordinance by voice vote. Staff said the amendment will be used to guide future project assignment and funding allocation.
The committee will continue to receive project-level updates as planning and design work proceed.
