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Official: June 7 Envision 2025 Meeting Horry County Comprehensive PlanSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) Horry County Comprehensive Plan) Steering Committee Meeting COUNTY OF HORRY ) Thursday, June 7, 2007
The Horry County Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee met on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 3:00 PM in the Multi-purpose Room located at Horry County Government & Justice Center located at 1301 Second Avenue in Conway. The following committee members were present: Fred Richardson, Mitchell Flannery, Kitty Howell, Tamera Bergstrom, George Edwards, Shirley Martin, Eric Rabon, Felix Pitts, Dr. Susan Libes, Johnny Skipper, Holly Kaufmann, Peggy Graham, Pam Creech, Aaron Rucker, and Steve Tanner. Staff present included Janet Carter, Roy Taylor, John Danford, Vickie Radvansky, and Nancy Tindall. Others were also present, but did not sign in.
In accordance with the SCFOIA, notices of the meeting were sent to the press (and other interested persons and organizations requesting notification) providing the agenda, date, time, and place of the meeting.
Chairman Fred Richardson called the meeting to order at 3:05 PM.
Approvals of Minutes – The minutes of May 17, 2007 were not available to approval.
Dr. Susan Libes proposed a new strategy to be added to page 39 of the Land Use Element regarding regular assessment of the goals of the Comprehensive Plan. Mitchell Flannery made motion to accept and Felix Pitts seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
George Edwards proposed an Adequate Public Facilities strategy. After some discussion, Mr. Edwards made motion to accept and Dr. Susan Libes seconded. Motion failed with a vote of three in favor and ten opposed.
Johnny Skipper made motion to change undisturbed to undeveloped in the paragraph entitled Rural Areas (page 31). Peggy Graham seconded and Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Skipper made motion to add a goal to protect property rights of all landowners and Peggy Graham seconded. Pam Creech was concerned that protecting one landowner’s property rights might negatively impact another resident. Motion carried and the group in favor of the goal will write it. (Page 36, Goal #6)
Johnny Skipper made motion to change the wording on Page 36 in the Need paragraph. Instead of Identify land suitable for to To guide. Peggy Graham seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Page 32 – It was decided to remove Villages from the Element and move Aynor and Loris to the Cities definition.
Peggy Graham questioned the Little River Area Plan which includes a Future Land Use Map. John Danford explained the Little River Area Plan and the Garden City Area Plan would be adopted into the Appendix of this Comprehensive Plan.
Mrs. Graham expressed concern with the use of Mirror which replaced Mimic in the Future Land Use Definitions. Roy Taylor suggested using Complement and the committee agreed.
Roy Taylor explained to the Committee that Current Inventory will continue to refer to Rural Conservation, but the Future Land Use will refer to Rural Areas.
On Page 38 – George Edwards made motion to remove “voluntary based Transfer of Development Rights Program” from Strategy #3 and Pam Creech seconded. Motion failed with a vote of one in favor and many opposed. It was decided to add the word rural to landowner.
Mr. Edwards made motion to add public infrastructure adequacy in individual areas to Strategy #4. The motion was seconded and the vote was five to five. John Danford explained the Fiscal Impact Software that was being developed by Tischler Bise that would assist with this.
Roy Taylor gave a quick review of today’s meeting and explained the committee would be expected to vote on this element next time.
The last meeting is scheduled for June 21, 2007 at 3:00 PM. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM.
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