CHARLESTON COUNTY PLANNING. Town of Mount Pleasant Comprehensive Plan Forum Meeting March 6, 2018

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1 CHARLESTON COUNTY PLANNING Town of Mount Pleasant Comprehensive Plan Forum Meeting March 6, 2018

2 INTRODUCTIONS Planning Director Joel Evans, PLA, AICP Deputy Director Andrea Pietras, AICP Planner II Andrea Harris-Long, AICP

3 COUNTY/TOWN COORDINATION

4 COUNTY/TOWN COORDINATION Urban Growth Boundary 1999 Suburban/Rural Edge established in County Comprehensive Plan 2004 Suburban/Rural Edge moved on Johns Island, placing more of the County in the Urban/Suburban Area 2008 As part of the Ten-Year Update of the Plan, the Suburban/Rural Edge became the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) 2015 As part of the 2013/2014 Five-Year Review, planning staff coordination with staff from the Town of Mount Pleasant and City of Charleston to ensure the County UGB was consistent with UGBs adopted by the municipalities. The County UGB was refined in several areas for consistency. Note: the City of North Charleston has not adopted a UGB.

5 COUNTY/TOWN COORDINATION Urban Growth Boundary

7 COUNTY/TOWN COORDINATION Mount Pleasant Overlay Zoning District and Sweetgrass Basket Special Consideration Area (2007, 2010)

8 COUNTY/TOWN COORDINATION Highway 17 North Corridor Overlay Zoning District (2011)

9 COUNTY/TOWN COORDINATION Tri-County Housing Needs Assessment Report (2014) Coordination during various development review processes (rezonings, Planned Developments, etc.)

10 CURRENT PLANNING PROJECTS

11 MAJOR PLANNING PROJECTS Comprehensive Plan Ten-Year Update Zoning and Land Development Regulations Review/Update Ongoing Community Planning Projects Implementation of 2016 Charleston County Historic Resources Survey Update Sol Legare Community Plan and Overlay Zoning District (James Island) Maybank Highway/Main Road Corridor Studies (Johns Island) Implementation of approved Community Plans Parkers Ferry (Western Charleston County) DuPont Wappoo (West Ashley/City of Charleston)

demographic changes since Five-Year Review Review and update the Priority

12 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEN-YEAR UPDATE Objectives: Review and update the vision, goals, needs, and strategies Update existing conditions based on land use and demographic changes since Five-Year Review Review and update the Priority Recommendations Planning Commission subcommittees formed to review Plan Elements throughout 2017

13 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS Priority Recommendations Recommended Time Project Frame* 1 ZLDR Comprehensive Review 2-3 Years 2 Maybank Highway Corridor Overlay Zoning District (consistency review with the Johns Island Plan and extension onto James Island) & Main Road (River Road to Maybank Highway, including Kitford Road Area) 1-2 Years 3 Mount Pleasant Overlay Zoning District - Sweetgrass Basket Stand Special Consideration Area 1-2 Years 4 Urban/Suburban Area Cultural Community Protection Overlay Zoning Districts for Historic African-American Communities, as identified in the 2016 Charleston County Historic Resources Survey Update (e.g. Phillips, Snowden, Ten Mile, Grimball Farm, etc.) 2-3 Years 5 Reinforce the location of the Urban Growth Boundary 1-2 Years 6 Future Land Use Consistency Review in Highway 78 Area 2-3 Years 7 Community Resiliency Element for Comprehensive Plan 2-3 Years 8 Voluntary Agricultural and Forestal Areas Ordinance 1-2 Years 9 Wadmalaw Island Community Plan 2-3 Years 10 Edisto Island ZLDR/Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2-3 Years 11 Implementation of adopted Community Plans (e.g. DuPont Wappoo, Parkers Ferry, Sol Legare) Ongoing 12 ReThink Folly Road Implementation Ongoing Charleston County Historic Resources Survey Update Implementation Ongoing *Time frame based on availability of adequate resources, to be directed and reviewed annually by County Council.

14 REVIEW OF MOUNT PLEASANT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT Old Georgetown Loop Area Residential Area of Sweetgrass Basket Stand Special Consideration Area

15 IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN/SUBURBAN AREA CULTURAL COMMUNITY PROTECTION This Future Land Use designation is intended to Protect and promote the culture and unique development patterns of existing communities and sustain their strong sense of community Characterized by low density single-family residential development, limited commercial activity, and some agricultural uses Many of the roads are paved; however, earthen roads still exist. Maximum density of 4 units per acre

IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN/SUBURBAN AREA CULTURAL COMMUNITY PROTECTION 2016 Historic Resources Survey Update recognized the African American settlement communities throughout Charleston County, and

16 IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN/SUBURBAN AREA CULTURAL COMMUNITY PROTECTION 2016 Historic Resources Survey Update recognized the African American settlement communities throughout Charleston County, and identified four of the communities as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as historic districts Phillips Snowden Sol Legare Scanlonville Unique cultural resource, one that represents the Gullah people, their culture, and the communities they established during the Reconstruction era Communities are distributed throughout the county...the presence of so many historic Gullah communities in unincorporated Charleston County reinforces their significance. -pages of Survey Update

17 SOL LEGARE COMMUNITY

18 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: NEXT STEPS Seven public workshops are scheduled this month. The East Cooper location is Wando High School Wed., March 21, 5:30-7:30pm

19 QUESTIONS?

I-526 and Sam Rittenberg Boulevard (SC Route 7); require further land use study. Consistent and coordinated land use plans

I-526 and Sam Rittenberg Boulevard (SC Route 7); require further land use study. Consistent and coordinated land use plans goal of the boundary is to promote infill and redevelopment in order to control normal urban sprawl. Since then, the UGB has been incorporated into other plans, including the City of Charleston Century