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New developments could be in in the works for the Longs, Carolina Forest and Conway areas with approval from county officials.

The Horry County Planning Commission at a Thursday workshop approved a development agreement between the county and EIP Venture Partners, LLC, regarding a proposed development located near the intersection of Old Buck Creek Road and S.C. 905 in Longs.

鈥淭he range of the home in this is probably in the $300,000 category,鈥� said Mike Wooten with DDC Engineers.

The planning commission already signed off on the needed zoning change for the 565-plus acre parcel, with county council approving first reading at its most recent meeting. The rezoning still needs two more readings from council to be enacted.

The agreement includes a mixture of residential and commercial uses, with the rezoning request being to allow a single-family and multi-family development with commercial out-parcels.聽

The proposed development includes 1,292 units with 974 of them being single-family units and the other 318 being multi-family.

The development agreement is good for 10 years, officials said.

The developer has agreed that since fire protection is limited in that area, $500 per building permit (for multi-family, this would be per unit) will go toward reconstruction of an area firehouse.

鈥淯nder state law, development agreements run a length of time that is dependent upon the acreage of the property that is under the development agreement,鈥� Wooten said. 鈥淭his particular piece of property is in that zone where the development agreement is only good for 10 years.

鈥淗owever, our client, in spite of the fact that the development agreement will expire, is committed to extend that offer through buildout of the project so even though the development agreement is good for 10 years, the client鈥檚 promise is for this to continue until the project is built out.鈥�

Another proposed development would consist of a mix of single-family and duplex dwellings, totaling 99 units, in Carolina Forest.

ELP Holdings, LLC is requesting a rezoning of roughly 12 acres to allow for the subdivision at Towne Center on Village Center Boulevard.

The proposed planning incorporates single-family elevated homes with parking underneath, other single-family detached homes and a duplex, said David Schwerd, interim director of planning and zoning.

The applicant has requested the right to reserve paying a fee in lieu of required open space, Schwerd said.

Money garnered from this would go toward open space acquisition or maintenance in that area.

The plan brought forth includes the ability to switch from single-family homes to a duplex or vice versa. The community would not be able to exceed 99 units and would have to meet all development standards like traffic patterns, setbacks, etc.

Finally, a third development is being proposed for S.C. 90 in the Conway area near Old Reaves Ferry Road.

A request was made by Bear Bone, Bear Claw Associates and Bear Paw Associates to rezone just over 864 acres to allow for the subdivision.

鈥淚t鈥檒l be one of our typical neighborhoods,鈥� Wooten told the planning commission, also describing the project as 鈥渓arge-scale.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檒l be a good looking project.鈥�

Wooten could not remember off the top of his head the exact number of units for the development but estimated about 1,300 to 1,400 homes would be located in the subdivision.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a great project,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the highest and best use for the property.鈥�

Access to the subdivision would be by way of Old Highway 90, a two-lane road recently paved by the county, Schwerd said.

The property backs up to Lewis Ocean Bays Heritage Preserve and is located within the proximity of the Bluewater Mine.

Wooten said he plans on trying to work with the owner of the mine and gain additional access to his property.

The request is for zoning where 6,500 square foot lots can be allowed and spread throughout the acreage, Wooten said, with things like wetlands and traffic being taken into account.

Stantec has been hired to do a traffic study that encompasses the project as well as S.C. 90 and Old Highway 90, Wooten said.

鈥淲e recognize that if this project is approved, we鈥檙e going to have to make improvements to both ends of Old Highway 90 where they join with [S.C.] 90,鈥� he added. 鈥淥bviously, with the amount of traffic that鈥檚 going to be produced by this, there will have to be some significant improvements on Old Highway 90. I wouldn鈥檛 doubt if we have to widen that entire expanse of road to facilitate the traffic.鈥�

Wooten said there hasn鈥檛 been any public response to the proposal. He said most of the surrounding property owners have spoken with him, though there were still a couple who haven鈥檛.

He said the preserve has avenues for controlled burns.

Schwerd said county staff are still working out access management issues pertaining to the parcel, including about 1,000 units going through one road when there鈥檚 a limit of 100.

There is also concern with fire access in relation to the Lewis Ocean Bays Heritage Preserve, namely placing residents up against what Schwerd said is an 鈥渆xtreme wildfire area.鈥�

Wooten said there are constraints with things like wetlands.

鈥淲e don鈥檛 fill wetlands when we do subdivisions,鈥� he explained. 鈥淸They] cause access issues. The planning commission has rules to circumvent those.鈥�

He said there would be back and forth work done with staff to try to find an acceptable resolution to access issues.

In terms of the fire concerns, he said what can be done is ensuring there are fire lanes in order to separate the community from the heritage preserve.

The planning commission will discuss the Carolina Forest and Conway subdivisions during a July 5 meeting.