A Unique, Natural & Special Property For Sale in North Myrtle Beach, Horry County

White Sands

Property Location: 
City of North Myrtle Beach, Horry County

Acreage:   
181.20 acres

Homes:   
Building zone (buildable area) is 11.17 acres, homesites (building area) are 1.5 acres each

Water access allowed? 
N/A

Anticipated uses:
Passive recreation and forestry management (with approved plan)

The Site

For those who want the experience of living on their own private hunting plantation, within minutes of downtown and modern amenities, this large conservation tract fits the bill. With over 181 acres of gorgeous Pine Savannah habitat interspersed with meadows and wetlands this tract offers a little bit of heaven for a recreational buyer, teeming with deer, turkey and black bear. The property has an entrance on Coates Rd., and one on Hwy 90/Robert Edge Parkway. White Sands is an extraordinary opportunity to have privacy, recreation, and wilderness located within 4 miles of downtown N. Myrtle and the beach.

The property is due north of the City of North Myrtle Beach’s Park and Sports Complex. This amenity is becoming a sporting event destination offering a diverse selection of sporting event facilities that are easily accessible and can accommodate a range of activities – such as baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer, and flag football. Facilities include regulation youth baseball/collegiate softball fields, regulation high school/collegiate baseball fields, regulation soccer/lacrosse fields, and batting tunnels. Additional amenities include concessions areas, picnic shelters, playgrounds, an amphitheater, walking/bike trails, dog park, 25 acre lake for water-related activities, and a 10 acre meadow.

Vision for the Preserve

There are three options for a buyer for this special property.
1. The first is to build a single special residence for the property to enjoy a private recreational gem. The homesite can be anywhere within a 11 acre building zone as defined, and can include carriage or guest houses, accessory structures such as garages gazebos, equipment barns or sheds.

2. Another option would be to pursue a limited development enclave of up to three special home sites; each home site will have a 1.5-acre Building Area that will allow construction of a single residence and accessory structures such as garages, gazebos and sheds. The home sites would also be allowed within the 11± acre Building Zone. This scenario would require additional permitting and site development requirements to meet City ordinances and codes.

3. Because the area is rapidly becoming a sporting destination, a third option would be one to three lodge type structure(s), defined as a “resort residential” building(s), which could contain one kitchen and up to 15 bedrooms. This option could be used for large group rental destinations. The resort residential buildings would also be located in the building zone.

Buying property under a conservation easement

A conservation easement was donated to the North American Land Trust to ensure this Preserve, and its unique features, will forever be protect for current and future generations. A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust, government entity or a qualified conservation organization, under which a landowner voluntarily restricts certain uses of the property to protect its natural aesthetics and conservation values.

Rarely is any property without some level of restriction. Property Owner Associations, Zoning and City Ordinances, all have legal covenants that must be followed. A conservation easement is no different. It is important to read and understand the details before buying any property.

Remember that at the time of the donation, a careful negotiation took place.  The land trust identified what features of the property were important to protect, e.g. conservation values.

At the same time, the landowner defined a “bundle of rights” that it retained for the property, and those that they gave up. Think of it as the landowner holding a bundle of property rights; these rights may include the right to develop, subdivide, construct buildings, irrigate, harvest timber or restrict access. A landowner may sell or donate the whole bundle of rights or just one or two of those rights. The rights the landowner chooses to sell or donate become the restrictions on the property. The restrictions placed on the property, pursuant to the conservation easement, are perpetual and binding on all future owners of the property. This means, if the property is ever passed on to an heir or is sold, the new owner will be subject to the conservation easement. These cannot be amended or changed in any way, at any time.

A copy of the Deed of Conservation Easement will be provided for a careful review of rights and restrictions.

Reserved Rights

For the White Sands tract, the landowner reserved the following rights with prior approval from the land trust (please refer to the conservation easement document for a more detailed list of rights and prohibitions with a full explanation):

Either 3 single family residences or 3 resort residential buildings

A 2,500 sq. ft. recreational gathering facility located within the building zone

Up to 5,000 sq. ft. of storage buildings

Up to 1,000 sq. ft. of picnic structures

Passive recreation and hunting

Trails

Forestry Management (with approved Forestry Management Plan)

Photos

PROPERTY OVERVIEW

PROPERTY MAPS – LOCATION, TOPO, AERIALS, ETC.

SELLING VISION

ZONING

CONSERVATION EASEMENT INFORMATION

BASELINE DOCUMENTATION

RECORDED CONSERVATION EASEMENT

HOW TO READ EASEMENT DOCUMENTATION

BUYING PROPERTY UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT

FAQ

SITE DEVELOPMENT COST ESTIMATES + UTILITIES

UTILITY EOPC – DDC

ELECTRIC LAYOUT

GSWSA NO FRONTAGE LETTER

SURVEYS + LEGALS

WS SURVEY

WS CONCEPT PLAN WITH HOMESITES

WS CONSERVATION EASEMENT EXHIBIT

WS DEED

WS PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTION

LONG LEAF ROAD PLAT SUBMISSIONS

WILDLIFE INVENTORIES & MANAGEMENT PLAN

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN

WILDLIFE REPORT

ZONING

In addition to restrictions of the conservation easement, the City of North Myrtle Beach has zoning and building requirements which will still be in effect. The property is currently zoned R4 and R41, follow this link to the appropriate use restrictions:

https://library.municode.com/sc/north_myrtle_beach/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH23ZO_ARTIIZODIDERE_S23-22REREDI

All information provided herein has been obtained from sources believed reliable, but may be subject to errors, omissions, change of price, prior sale, or withdrawal without notice. There is no representation, warranty, or guarantee as to the accuracy of any information contained herein. You should consult your appropriate counsel, engineers, or advisors for an independent verification of any information related to these properties for sale.