WGI established and led a team to update the City’s Comprehensive Plan consistent with the South Carolina Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act. After the full review, four of the nine elements were updated: Community facilities, future land use, transportation, and priority investment (capital improvements). A series of outreach efforts and prioritization exercises were conducted throughout the process. The City of Hardeeville was additionally provided with a set of financially feasible implementation plans to plan for its future growth.

The future land use element analyzed development trends, evaluated existing conditions, and formulated goals, objectives, and policies. Plan highlights included a future land use-zoning matrix, transformation of the small downtown into a walkable town center, development of a municipal complex, a greenway and trails system, an annexation strategy, the parks master plan, and an infill workforce housing program. The team addressed utilities, public safety and municipal services, and county, state, and private services. The utility systems and capacity analysis evaluated water, electric, service, natural gas, solid waste and recycling, and communications. WGI analyzed the freight network, including rail, passenger rail, local and regional transit; hurricane evacuation routes; and existing and future road capacity. New goals, objectives, and policies were provided, emphasizing alternative mobility modes and complete streets. The comprehensive plan update was adopted in July 2019.

Project Highlights:

• Analysis of freight network
• Public outreach
• Utility systems and capacity analysis
• Comprehensive Planning