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Planning commission approves sketch plan for 25-lot Cherry Grove subdivision with tree and wetland conditions
Summary
The North Myrtle Beach Planning Commission approved a conceptual sketch plan for an 8.31-acre Cherry Grove subdivision that would create 25 single-family lots, after staff outlined tree preservation measures and a required 20-foot wetland buffer to be shown at preliminary plat stage.
The North Myrtle Beach Planning Commission voted July 21 to approve a sketch plan that would recombine an 8.31-acre parcel in the Cherry Grove area into 25 single-family residential lots, common open space and public rights of way.
Suzanne, a planning division staff member, told the commission the application includes a tree survey of trees 8 inches in caliper or greater and an arborist’s general assessment. "The applicant is proposing removal of about 590 inches of trees and preservation of roughly 1,800 inches," she said, adding that two trees over 24 inches — a 32-inch and a 26-inch Laurel Oak — remain subject to separate Board of Zoning Appeals approval before removal.
The staff report identified required departmental reviews and technical concerns — including public-works comments on street geometry, driveway locations, utility relocations and sidewalk design — but recommended the sketch plan advance to preliminary plat review so long as those issues are resolved and the tree inventory is verified. As a condition of approval, staff required that the preliminary plat incorporate a 20-foot wetland buffer into a common area or otherwise provide permanent protection and that maintenance and ownership responsibility for the wetland buffer be clearly shown.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the exhibit drawings and tree preservation. Planning staff emphasized that approval at the sketch-plan stage authorizes only advancement to preliminary plat review and does not authorize land disturbance, tree removal, construction plans or other permits; any revisions during technical review that materially change proposed tree removal would require the sketch plan to return to the commission.
A commissioner moved to adopt the findings of fact contained in the staff report and approve sketch plan SUB-26-19 subject to the staff conditions; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The planning commission’s action permits the applicant to proceed to preliminary plat review but does not authorize removal of protected trees or construction. The applicant will need to resolve public-works technical comments and obtain separate approvals (including BZA approvals for trees over 24 inches) as part of subsequent reviews.
