Assessment of Existing Conditions and Needs

The assessment of existing conditions is a crucial step in the planning process. It is often during this step that the strengths, weaknesses and areas of opportunity are revealed. A Needs Assessment outlined all the needs that the community should address in the Plan and some of the potential challenges that it is currently facing. The existing conditions also outlined historical trends in population, housing, employment, and affordability. During these analyses, Hanahan was compared to adjacent and other similarly sized municipalities in the region along with Berkeley County and South Carolina as a whole to identify any comparable trends or statistics. Those municipalities included North Charleston, Goose Creek, Summerville, and Moncks Corner. All these components were then taken into consideration when formulating the future land use map, priority investments and the implementation strategy or ‘Action Plan.’ The detailed assessments are as follows:

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