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Council lowers multifamily density limit; affordable-housing bonus debated
Summary
Council approved ordinance 24-46 to lower multifamily density in General Residential districts from 16 to 12 units per acre and to impose a 5-unit cap on Waccamaw Neck with a limited density bonus for projects that provide at least 20% affordable units; a proposed change to reduce the bonus range from '2–4' to '2' failed for lack of a second.
Georgetown County Council approved ordinance 24-46 on Nov. 12, amending section 607 of the zoning ordinance to align residential density limits with the adopted comprehensive plan. The change reduces allowable multifamily density in General Residential districts from 16 to 12 units per acre and includes an option for the Waccamaw Neck to be capped at 5 units per acre with a limited density bonus for projects that provide affordable units.
Planning staff explained that the…
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