- Purpose: To establish guidelines that will help manage growth and guide development in the Highway 57 and Highway 9 area. The plan is used as a reference document by developers, county staff, the Planning Commission, and County Council when making decisions involving the Highway 57 and Highway 9 area.
- Study area: The core study area begins at the intersection of Highway 57 and Highway 9 and extends outward one-half mile. The transition study area runs from the boundary of the core area outward another one-half mile. The secondary study area contains the final one-half mile out from the transitional study area.
» Highway 57 and Highway 9 Area Plan
- Purpose: At the request of Horry County Council the Planning Commission has undertaken a study of the Garden City area and developed a plan to address development and other issues. District 5 Council Representative Howard Barnard III liaised with the Town of Surfside Beach and Georgetown County to ensure that the plan took into consideration its links to the wider region and invited representatives from both areas to participate on the committee.
- Study area: The Garden City study area is roughly bounded by the Town of Surfside Beach to the north, Georgetown County to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Highway 17 Bypass to the west. The study area is approximately 5.5 square miles, with 1.8 miles of beachfront. Based on 2000 U.S. Census data the population of the Garden city area was 9,357.
» Garden City Area Plan
- Purpose: To create an innovative future land use plan that would be sustainable and workable for the area in the years to come.
- Study area: The Little River Neighborhood Plan Area Committee chose an area from Baldwin Avenue to Lakeside Drive and from Highway 17 to the Intracoastal Waterway as boundaries for the most critical area to study first.
» Little River Neighborhood Area Plan
- Purpose: On August 15, 2006, Horry County Council set forth a resolution to initiate a land use study for the Mount Vernon community. Council asked Planning staff to specifically make recommendations as to appropriate land use, zoning, and rural preservation strategies for the Mount Vernon community.
- Study area: Mount Vernon is located in the northeast part of Horry County south of the Town of Loris. Major highways that bisect this area include Red Bluff Road, Highway 366, Highway 348 and Bear Grass Road. This study area is in close proximity to the north of US Highway 905 and US Highway 22 (Veteran’s Highway), to the west of US Highway 9, and to the east of US Highway 66.
» Mount Vernon Area Plan