Planning & Community Development

The Planning & Community Development Department, located in City Hall, is responsible for the development, implementation, and enforcement of ordinances and planning-related development codes established to improve the physical environment and functional capabilities of the City. This Department is also charged with the task of reviewing plans and performing inspections of construction within the City limits to ensure that all structures are constructed safely and in compliance with applicable building codes and ordinances.

The Planning & Community Development Department handles the following:

• Site and building plans review
• Questions concerning zoning and flood zones
• Development and subdivision inquiries
• Building, electrical, and plumbing permits
• Inspection for all construction disciplines
• Applications to Architectural Review Board, Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission, Construction Board of Appeals, & Community Appearance Board
• Building code questions
• Sign approval and permits
• Planning

Building Permit Application
All Applications and Forms

Planning and Community Development is also the home to the City’s Geographic Information Systems management. GIS, as it’s commonly known, is a system that captures, stores, analyzes, manages, and presents data in a geospatial form.  The system basically takes different types of data and links it to a particular location.  In a sense, GIS is the merging of cartography and database technology.

Here are some ways we use GIS:

• Resource Management
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Cartography
• Urban Planning
• Criminology
• Addressing
• Code Enforcement
• Permit Analysis

Click Here to access the interactive City of Georgetown Planning and Zoning Map.


If you need help with any information in the City of Georgetown, (addressing, flood zones, parcel information, or zoning classification) please contact us in the Planning & Community Development Department at (843) 545-4010, fax at (843) 546-5435.

• Official Zoning Map
• FEMA Flood Map
• Revised Preliminary 2019 Flood Map

 

Street Address: 1134 North Fraser St., Georgetown, SC 29440
Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 939, Georgetown, SC 29442
Phone: 843-545-4010
Fax: 843-546-5435

Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mon.- Fri.

Document Center

The Document Center provides easy access to public documents. Click on one of the categories below to see related documents or use the search function.

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• 2011 Comprehensive Plan
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• 2016 Comprehensive Plan-Land Use Element
  document Header 2016 Comprehensive Plan-Land Use Element
• Building Fee Schedule
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• Comp Plan Maps
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• Fire Impact Fee Schedule
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• Flood Map
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• Flood Ordinance
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• Georgetown Waterfront Design Guidelines
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• Land Development Regulations
  document Header Land Development Regulations
• Special Area Management Plan (SAMP)
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• Tips on Selecting a Contractor
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• West End Redevelopment Plan
  document Header West End Redevelopment Plan