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Commission approves text amendment to reduce minimum lot size for noncommercial personal-use buildings

Horry County Planning Commission · October 3, 2024
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Summary

The commission approved a text amendment to allow noncommercial personal-use buildings on smaller lots by changing the minimum lot size from 3 acres to the district minimum and adjusting setbacks; staff emphasized the amendment does not change where the buildings are allowed, only lot size and setbacks.

Staff introduced a text amendment to modify the rules for noncommercial personal-use buildings, reducing the allowed minimum lot size from 3 acres down to the minimum lot size of the applicable zoning district and adjusting setbacks. Staff said the change does not alter the locations where noncommercial personal-use buildings are allowed, only the lot-size threshold and setback requirements.

The commission held a public hearing, opened and closed public input with no speakers, and voted to approve the text amendment after a motion, second and staff recommendation. There is no final action required beyond the recorded approval and the requirement to hold an additional public hearing for the associated development agreement later in the process.