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Hundreds of new houses, townhomes and a medical park could be coming to Carolina Forest.

Five rezoning requests have been submitted to Horry County Government for projects in the region. The housing developments represent more than 800 units. The county鈥檚 planning commission gave three of the projects favorable recommendations Thursday night, and two requests have been deferred until the commission鈥檚 April 1 meeting.

Once the commission makes a recommendation on a rezoning, the proposal goes to Horry County Council for a final decision.

Here鈥檚 a snapshot of each of the five projects:

1. Postal Way development

In 2017, a developer pursued a rezoning for 615 homes between the Planet Fitness building and Canterbury Apartments. Despite a later reduction in the number of homes, a public backlash led to the planning commission recommending that county council disapprove the rezoning. The developer eventually abandoned that project.

The latest venture involves the same property owner and a 35-acre tract near the planned extension of Postal Way. Last month, Horry County Council voted to accept a donation of property from the landowner for the extension of Postal Way, which is part of the county鈥檚 RIDE III road-building program.

The land donation is separate from the latest rezoning request. The new plans call for the development of 167 townhomes, 10 duplex units and 141 homes, according to county records. The design also includes community gardens and increased open space. Unlike the last plan for this area, this proposal has received no pushback from area residents.

The commission was expected to vote on the project Thursday, but the applicant requested that the vote be delayed until next month's meeting.

2. New medical park

Tidelands Health on Thursday announced that it plans to build a medical park on 5 acres at the intersection of Revolutionary War Way and Carolina Forest Boulevard.

The 34,000-square-foot facility would hold physician offices and offer outpatient services, according to a news release. The property is close to Ten Oaks Middle School and across from the Waterbridge subdivision.

Originally set aside for a church, the site needs a rezoning to accommodate the medical park. During a planning commission workshop, a representative for the applicant said the plan is to build an oncology center there. But Tidelands spokeswoman Dawn Bryant said the healthcare provider is still finalizing the plans for the facility, including the specific services that would be offered.

鈥淎s our region鈥檚 largest聽healthcare provider and MUSC Health聽affiliate, Tidelands聽Health聽is committed to growing with our community,鈥� Tidelands CEO Bruce Bailey said in the release. 鈥淲e understand high-quality, conveniently located聽health聽care services are integral to quality of life, and we continue to reinvest in our region in alignment with our core purpose: Better聽health聽begins here.鈥�

After the rezoning notice was publicized, some neighbors contacted the county. They were concerned about the possibility of a hospital locating on the property. County officials stressed that the site is too small to hold a hospital. They said the facility would have daytime business hours.

The medical park received a favorable recommendation from the planning commission on Thursday.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a good use for that corner,鈥� said commissioner Pam Cecala, who represents the community.

3. Townhomes face opposition

A developer鈥檚 plan to build 97 townhomes along Gardner Lacy Road faces opposition from some residents of nearby neighborhoods.

The applicant asked the planning commission to postpone making a recommendation on the rezoning request until he could meet with the neighbors, who are concerned about the impact of the project on traffic and flooding.

That meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Carolina Forest Recreation Center.

While a rezoning is necessary to accommodate this development, about 60 types of businesses are already allowed on much the land without any vote of council.

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That property could also be converted into townhomes, though the zoning would limit such a project to 31 units. The zoning for the remainder of the property allows for single-family homes on 10,000-square-foot lots.

The site sits just past Carolina Forest High School. Nearby neighborhoods include Waterford Plantation,聽Clear Pond and Southcreek.

4. New homes, roadwork

The largest tract being considered for rezoning is a 301-acre site near the intersection of S.C. 31 and U.S. 501. A zoning change would help clear the way for a developer to build 63 townhouses and 214 single-family homes there.

The back half of the property holds significant wetlands, and 80 units are planned for land in the 500-year floodplain (an area with a .2% chance of flooding in a given year) while 60 would fall in the 100-year floodplain (a 1% chance of flooding in a given year), according to county records.

Planning commissioner Pam Dawson expressed concern about flooding during this week鈥檚 meeting.

鈥淚 just don鈥檛 want to put anybody in harm鈥檚 way,鈥� she said.

But both county staff and planning commissioners ultimately supported the project. They noted that most of this land did not see inundation during the flood from Hurricane Florence in 2018.

The developer also plans to improve some stormwater infrastructure to help a neighboring community and build a connection to Las Palmas Drive, the road that runs beside the Carolina Forest Krispy Kreme across U.S. 501 from the Tanger Outlets.

鈥淧ersonally, I think it does a lot of good things,鈥� said Steven Neeves, the planning commission chairman.

5. More development on S.C. 90

Nearly 45 acres of a tract on Old Highway 90 were recently rezoned to allow for 69 single-family lots. The developer is now asking the county to rezone the remaining land (about 55 acres) to clear the way for another 144 lots.

The project would include community gardens, sidewalks and open space. Felix Pitts with G3 Engineering, the firm representing the property owner, pointed out that the landowner has paid an impact fee for the extension of water and sewer service to the site, and that infrastructure should be finished by the fall.

Some residents in the S.C. 90 corridor worry about the rapid growth in that area, especially considering the main thoroughfare is a two-lane road.

鈥淚鈥檝e lived out here since 1984, and I can tell you that right now the builders are doing everything they can to get these houses built just as fast as they can,鈥� said neighbor Amelia Wood. 鈥淚n the last three or four years, the transformation out here in this neighborhood has been just phenomenal. The traffic is a lot heavier.鈥�

Pitts noted that a traffic study would be required for the project.

鈥淭his is not high-density residential [development],鈥� he said. 鈥淭his is 10,000-square-foot lots and it鈥檚 supported by the comprehensive plan.鈥�

The fears about S.C. 90 resonated with commissioner Jody Prince, who previously served on county council.聽

鈥淗ighway 90 is always of great concern to me,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what we鈥檙e going to do here. But when I look at a development like this that鈥檚 10,000 square feet [lots]. I mean, it鈥檚 basic. 鈥� We鈥檙e not doing crazy development.鈥�

Staff and planning commission recommended that council approve the rezoning.