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Council adopts housing-element amendment to allow use of hospitality tax revenue for workforce housing, schedules public hearing for addendum
Summary
Georgetown County approved second reading of an amendment adding a required housing-impact analysis to the comprehensive-plan housing element, enabling use of up to 15% of local ATAX (hospitality) funds for affordable or workforce housing (provision sunsets Dec. 31, 2030); the planning commission recommended approval 7–0 and a public hearing will be held at the next meeting.
Georgetown County Council gave second-reading approval on March 24 to amend the county’s comprehensive-plan housing element to include a housing-impact analysis required by South Carolina law, allowing up to 15% of local hospitality (ATAX) tax revenue to be used for affordable and workforce housing through Dec. 31, 2030.
Holly Richardson, planning staff, said the analysis was prepared by Catalyst Community…
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