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Staff: 53,000 approved dwelling units lie in southern Beaufort County plans; numbers reflect entitlements, not projections
Summary
County staff said approved entitlements in southern Beaufort County total roughly 53,000 potential dwelling units across PUDs and subdivisions; presenter clarified the number counts approved capacity rather than near‑term built units.
At the North Regional Planning Committee meeting Rob (Presenter) summarized permit and entitlement data for the region and said the staff tally showed about "53,000 potential future dwelling units" in PUDs and subdivisions south of the Broad, including areas around Bluffton and Hardeeville. He emphasized that the number represents approved entitlements — lots and phases permitted but not necessarily built — rather than an annual projection.
Committee members asked for the underlying breakdown by jurisdiction and how the number was derived. Rob answered that the figures are based on approved units (remaining units in approvals or future phases) and that staff has jurisdiction-level detail to present; one committee member later repeated a rounded figure of "54,000" when referencing the total, which staff did not confirm as a revised total during the meeting.
