Planning Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · May 6, 2019
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MAY 6, 2019
MINUTES
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room
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Present: Joe Bustos, Chair, Bob Brimmer, Guang Ming Whitley, Tom O'Rourke.
Staff: Eric DeMoura, Jeff Ulma, Liz Boyles
Mr. Bustos called the meeting to order at 12:47 pm.
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 1, 2019 meeting and special meeting April
8, 2019
Ms. Whitley moved for approval of the minutes. Mr. O’Rourke seconded the
motion. All in favor.
2. Public Comments
Ms. Pat Sullivan, 1002 Plantation Court, expressed concern with item 5A and
suggested that the property should not be rezoned, but remain as currently zoned.
Mr. Mark Mason, 465 West Coleman Blvd, stated that he is in favor of the rezoning
of the property for Peach Orchard Plaza. He suggested that the proposed plan
would add vibrancy to the area and is a much better plan than what was proposed
to be developed if the property remained in the county.
Ms. Eve Smither, 419 Bayview Dr, stated that she is in favor of the annexation and
zoning of Peach Orchard Plaza. She agreed that it would add vibrancy to the area.
3. Employee years of service recognition
Mr. Ulma recognized Mr. Chris Hoover for ten years of service.
4. Announcement of the Town being recognized as a 2018 Tree City USA
Mr. Ulma stated that the Arbor Day Foundation has once again recognized the
Town as a Tree City USA designee. He stated that this is the thirtieth year the Town
has received this designation.
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5. Review of Planning Commission recommendations from the April 17, 2019
meeting and associated annexations
a. R-08-19, Request to rezone six parcels on Theodore Road from CC,
Community Conservation District, to R-2, Low Density Residential District,
located at 982, 984, 986, 988, 990 and 992 Theodore Road. TMS Nos. 614-
00-00-614, -615, -616, -617, -618 and -619
Mr. Ulma reviewed the request with the Committee. The Planning Commission
recommended denial.
Ms. Whitley moved to recommend to Town Council denial of the request. Mr.
Brimmer seconded the motion. All in favor.
b. R-09-19, Request to rezone one parcel on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard from
PD-MU-SU, Planned Development – Mixed Use Suburban - Urban District,
to AB, Areawide Business District, located at 1081 Johnnie Dodds
Boulevard. TMS No. 535-00-00-256
Mr. Ulma reviewed the request with the Committee. The Planning Commission
recommended approval.
Mr. O’Rourke moved to recommend to Town Council approval of the request.
Ms. Whitley seconded the motion. All in favor.
c. R-10-19, Request to remove two parcels on Coleman Boulevard from the
Boulevard Overlay District (BOD). Properties to maintain underlying AB,
Areawide Business District Zoning, located at 860 & 862 Coleman
Boulevard. TMS Nos. 532-03-00-086 and 532-03-00-087
Mr. Ulma reviewed the request with the Committee. The Planning Commission
recommended denial.
Ms. Whitley moved to recommend to Town Council denial of the request. Mr.
Bustos seconded the motion. All in favor.
d. A-8-19 : Peach Orchard Plaza. Request to annex an approximately 2.03 acre
tract of land comprised of four parcels located at 415 and 423 W. Coleman
Blvd and 2 Broadway Street, identified by TMS Nos 517-06-00-063, -064, -
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065, and -120 and depicted as Lots B and C in Plat Book AL, Page 44, Lot X
in Plat Book BX, Page 80, and Lot A-1 in Plat Book DC, Page 490, all recorded
by the Charleston County ROD Office.
e. R-11-19, Request to Zone four parcels AB-2, Areawide Business-2 District;
Rezone two parcels from AB, Areawide Business District to AB-2, Areawide
Business-2 District; and Amend the official Building Height Plan Map to
allow up to 60 feet in building height for all six parcels, located at 409, 415
and 423 W. Coleman Boulevard; 24 Broadway Street. TMS Nos. 517-06-00-
063, -064, -065, -120, -062, and -122
Mr. Ulma reviewed the request with the Committee. He stated that the
Planning Commission recommended denial of the zoning and height increase
requests.
Mr. Bustos asked if the request had been further revised. Mr. Rusty Bennett,
representative for the applicant, answered in the affirmative and stated that
they would like 45 feet at Coleman Blvd and then 40 feet from Coleman Blvd,
the building would change to 55 feet in height measured from Coleman Blvd.
The Committee noted that any revisions to the application could be done after
first reading and that the revisions should be clarified to show the step back in
height for the buildings and how the buildings would be measured. They
discussed the benefits of having the project in the Town’s jurisdiction.
Mr. O’Rourke moved to recommend to Town Council approval of the annexation.
Mr. Brimmer seconded the motion. All in favor.
Mr. Brimmer moved to recommend to Town Council approval of the zoning and
height requests. Mr. O’Rourke seconded the motion. All in favor.
6. Continued discussion of hotels, self-storage facilities, and zoning regulations
Mr. Ulma reviewed the request with the Committee.
The Committee discussed how to best accomplish approval of hotel uses. Mr. Ulma
stated that staff would continue working on this issue and bring back additional
recommendations.
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7. Discussion of Draft Comprehensive Plan issues and concerns
Ms. Boyles reviewed the issues of discussion within the Comprehensive Plan
update with the Committee.
The Committee discussed how to best proceed with review of the Comprehensive
Plan update. They discussed inclusion of quality of life issues like trails, parks, etc.
and including data on financial costs. The Committee discussed having a separate
discussion of the mobility element. The Committee discussed moving review of
those items of issue to their respective Committees of Council and that special
meetings might need to be scheduled as well.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:48 pm.
Submitted by,
L. Lynes
PlanComm05062019
Agenda
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Monday, May 6, 2019
Recreation Committee 8:30 a.m.
Finance Committee 9:30 a.m.
Police, Judicial, and Legal Committee 10:15 a.m.
Human Resources Committee 11:15 a.m.
Economic Development Committee 11:45 a.m.
Planning and Development Committee 12:45 p.m.
Transportation Committee 2:00 p.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Bids and Purchases Committee
Education Committee
Fire Committee
Public Services Committee
Water Supply Committee
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
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would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
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Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Monday, May 6, 2019
8:30 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Employee years of service recognition
4. Review of Arts Inventory Study
5. Carolina Park Phase 3 update
6. Discussion regarding the future of the Recreation Department
7. Program/projects update
8. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
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MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, May 6, 2019
9:30 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Discussion of amendments to business license ordinance, Chapter 110
4. Approval to grant easement to Mount Pleasant Waterworks for the
provision of service to Carolina Park Recreation Complex
5. Approval to accept trailhead grant for Rifle Range Road Recreation Park
6. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Monday, May 6, 2019
10:15 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Police matters
a. Employee years of service recognition
4. Judicial matters
No agenda items
5. Legal matters
a. Review of proposed ordinance regarding the addition of items to
Town Council agendas
b. Consideration of a resolution supporting the Equal Rights
Amendment and SC bills H.3391 and H.3340
c. Consideration of a quitclaim deed for any Town interest in Lot 19,
Fulton Subdivision
d. Review of Legal Department expenditures
e. Discussion of form of legal representation
f. Executive Session – discussion of a contractual matter
i. Discussion of contracts for legal representation
g. Post Executive Session
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Committee may take action on any item, including any subsection
of any section, listed on an executive session agenda or discussed
in an executive session during a properly noticed meeting.
6. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Monday, May 6, 2019
11:15 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Executive Session regarding a personnel matter
a. Performance Evaluation review for the Town Administrator
4. Post Executive Session
Committee may take action on any item, including any subsection of
any section, listed on an executive session agenda or discussed in an
executive session during a properly noticed meeting.
5. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, May 6, 2019
11:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Discussion regarding annexation and economic development
4. Update on Business Development Office activities and outreach
5. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, May 6, 2019
12:45 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 1, 2019 meeting and special
meeting April 8, 2019
2. Public Comments
3. Employee years of service recognition
4. Announcement of the Town being recognized as a 2018 Tree City USA
5. Review of Planning Commission recommendations from the April 17,
2019 meeting and associated annexations
a. R-08-19, Request to rezone six parcels on Theodore Road from CC,
Community Conservation District, to R-2, Low Density Residential
District, located at 982, 984, 986, 988, 990 and 992 Theodore Road.
TMS Nos. 614-00-00-614, -615, -616, -617, -618 and -619
b. R-09-19, Request to rezone one parcel on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard
from PD-MU-SU, Planned Development – Mixed Use Suburban -
Urban District, to AB, Areawide Business District, located at 1081
Johnnie Dodds Boulevard. TMS No. 535-00-00-256
c. R-10-19, Request to remove two parcels on Coleman Boulevard from
the Boulevard Overlay District (BOD). Properties to maintain
underlying AB, Areawide Business District Zoning, located at 860 &
862 Coleman Boulevard. TMS Nos. 532-03-00-086 and 532-03-00-087
d. A-8-19 : Peach Orchard Plaza. Request to annex an approximately
2.03 acre tract of land comprised of four parcels located at 415 and
423 W. Coleman Blvd and 2 Broadway Street, identified by TMS No.s
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517-06-00-063, -064, -065, and -120 and depicted as Lots B and C in
Plat Book AL, Page 44, Lot X in Plat Book BX, Page 80, and Lot A-1 in
Plat Book DC, Page 490, all recorded by the Charleston County ROD
Office.
e. R-11-19, Request to Zone four parcels AB-2, Areawide Business-2
District; Rezone two parcels from AB, Areawide Business District to
AB-2, Areawide Business-2 District; and Amend the official Building
Height Plan Map to allow up to 60 feet in building height for all six
parcels, located at 409, 415 and 423 W. Coleman Boulevard; 24
Broadway Street. TMS Nos. 517-06-00-063, -064, -065, -120, -062,
and -122
6. Continued discussion of hotels, self-storage facilities, and zoning
regulations
7. Discussion of Draft Comprehensive Plan issues and concerns
8. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
MOUNT PLEASANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Monday, May 6, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room, 3rd Floor
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 1, 2019 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Discussion of rideshare safety issues
4. Discussion of the Street Sign Replacement Program
5. Charleston County Transportation Committee (CTC) “C” Fund and
Transportation Sales Tax (TST) Project requests
6. Discuss crosswalk on Coleman Boulevard at the Boulevard
7. Update – ongoing projects
8. Adjourn
Title VI Notice: The Town of Mount Pleasant fully complies with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and
related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Town
meetings are conducted in accessible locations, materials can be provided
in accessible formats, and provided in languages other than English. If you
would like accessibility or language accommodation, please contact the
Title VI Coordinator one week in advance of the meeting, at the Town of
Mount Pleasant at 843-884-8517.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
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