| The State of South Carolina requires that any jurisdiction must prepare and adopt a Comprehensive Plan if it has rules about how property is developed. This Plan must be revised every 10 years. Colleton County is currently working on an revision to their 1999 Comprehensive Plan. Please click here to view more information about the current land use plan: Current Land Use Map.
Click here to read the descriptions of the current Land Use Plan Categories: Current Land Use Categories.
The proposed 2020 Future Plan Map is a color-coded picture of how the County might develop based upon comments taken from citizens during public meetings held in May of this year. This is only a PROPOSED PLAN to obtain public feedback. This is not a Zoning Map. Click here to view a draft concept map: Draft Development Concept Map. Click here to read a detailed description of the Draft Development Concept categories: Draft Development Concept Categories.
Comprehensive Plan Updates
Public Input - Drop In Meetings
The County is hosting 4 public meetings around the area to obtain the views an opinions of County residents for this proposed plan. This series of meetings is to help determine where and how the COunty should grow over the next 10 years.
Drop in anytime between 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM at any of the following locations:
Monday, June 23rd at Greenpond Fire Station #6 - 503 Fire Station Road
Tuesday, June 24th at Cottageville Fire Station #9 - 199 Rehoboth Road
Monday, June 30th at Bells Fire Station #18 - 12232 Bells Highway
Tuesday, July 1st in the Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor at the Old Jail Building in Walterboro
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why is the County doing this?
Because the County has rules about how property can be developed, South Carolina Law requires the County to prepare and adopt a Comprehensive Plan, or said another way, a "Land Use Plan". The Plan has to be revised every ten (10) years. The last County Plan was prepared in 1999. 2. How does the Proposed Plan affect me?
The Plan DOES NOT change who owns property or how it is used today. It does help the County, the School District and all its citizens and towns with decisions about where growth should go and how new roads, schools, parks, and other public investments should be made. It also helps when new development is proposed how about how and where it should occur.
3. What Happens Next?
Once we have completed these meetings, we will examine what the public has told us and see if any changes need to be made. If not, the remaining part of the plan will be prepared. If changes are required, those changes will be considered by the County Planning Commission. The Plan will then be scheduled for hearings by the Commission and County Council. Notices will be published in the newspaper at that time. 4. How do I tell you what I think about this or ask questions?
You can mail your comments or questions directly to:
Philip Slayter, Director
Colleton County Planning & Development
P.O. Box 98
Walterboro, SC 29464
OR by EMAIL to: pslayter@colletoncounty.org
Or by Internet: 2020 Plan Comments
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