Planning Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · May 3, 2021
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MAY 3, 2021
MINUTES
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
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Present: G. M. Whitley, Chair, Laura Hyatt, Howard Chapman.
Absent: Brenda Corley.
Staff: Eric DeMoura, David Pagliarini, Michele Reed, Michael Robertson
Ms. Whitley called the meeting to order at 2:00 pm.
1. Approval of Minutes from the April 5, 2021 meeting
Mr. Chapman moved for approval of the minutes. Ms. Hyatt seconded the
motion. All in favor.
2. Public Comments
Mr. Chris Colman, 118 Pitt St, spoke regarding Neighborhood Commercial
zoning and parking standards. He suggested that parking requirements should be
reviewed according to each use and not only how the property is zoned.
There being no further comments, Ms. Whitley continued with the agenda.
3. Old Business
a. Request for Deferral A-07-21: Covington at Park West. Request to annex an
approximately 9.05-acre tract of land comprised of two parcels, located off
Bessemer Road in Covington at Park West at the terminus of Hopkins Road,
identified by TMS No’s. 583-00-00-007 and –236, and depicted on a plat
recorded by Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book M47, Page 283.
b. Request for Deferral Rezoning Case: R-06-21 Dunes West PD Amendment.
Application to amend the Dunes West PD, Planned Development District
ordinance, to incorporate into the PD an approximately 9.05-acre tract of
land comprised of two parcels located off Bessemer Road in Covington at
Park West at the terminus of Hopkins Road. Proposed is to designate the
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parcels similar to Covington Phases 1 and 2, as DW-PD R-3 within the PD,
but to utilize the DW-PD R-1 minimum lot size and lot coverage. STAFF
REPORT
Mr. Chapman moved for approval of the deferral as requested by the
applicant. Ms. Hyatt seconded the motion. All in favor.
4. Discussion and possible action regarding ways to address issues with
dimensional standards on buildings/structures constructed prior to 1979.
Ms. Reed and Mr. Robertson reviewed the request with the Committee.
The Committee discussed possible options and agreed that staff should bring
back some solutions next month.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:28 pm.
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L. Lynes
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Agenda
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Monday, May 3, 2021
Bids and Purchases Committee 8:30 a.m.
Economic Development Committee 9:00 a.m.
Flood Resilience Committee 9:45 a.m.
Transportation Committee 10:15 a.m.
Police, Judicial, and Legal Committee 10:45 a.m.
Water Supply Committee 11:30 a.m.
Budget Committee 12:30 p.m.
Planning and Development Committee 2:00 p.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Education Committee
Finance Committee
Fire Committee
Human Resources Committee
Public Services Committee
Recreation Committee
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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
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BIDS AND PURCHASES COMMITTEE
Monday, May 3, 2021
8:30 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the March 1, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Award of Construction Manager at Risk Services for Carolina Park
Recreation Complex, Phase 3
5. Award of a contract for Royall Avenue drainage improvements
6. Award of a contract to construct the First Responders Monument
7. Award of a contract for the 2021 new sidewalk program
8. Local Vendor multiyear program update
9. 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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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, May 3, 2021
9:00 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 5, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion regarding target industries for the Town of Mount
Pleasant
5. Discussion with regard to the formation of an Economic
Development Corporation for the Town of Mount Pleasant suited to
the characteristics of the town, our assets, infrastructure, etc.
6. Discussion with regard to funding for an economic development
officer dedicated exclusively to the Town of Mount Pleasant at the
town, the county, or within an economic development corporation.
7. Discussion with regard to the hiring of a branding and marketing
consultant to help the Town of Mount Pleasant package all the
benefits of locating businesses within the town.
8. Discussion of the history and purpose of the 1% fee paid annually
to the Town of Mount Pleasant by Mount Pleasant Waterworks, and
whether a portion of it could be dedicated to items 5, 6, & 7, above.
9. 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
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advance of the meeting, at the Town of Mount Pleasant at 843-884-
8517.
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www.tompsc.com
FLOOD RESILIENCE COMMITTEE
Monday, May 3, 2021
9:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 5, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Update on bid process and possible effects of cost increases on
drainage projects
5. Royall Avenue Drainage Project: Review of feedback from recent
community meeting and review of further community outreach
6. Information on possible sources of funding for drainage projects
7. 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
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TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Monday, May 3, 2021
10:15 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 5, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Employee years of service recognition
5. Approval of FY 21 Traffic Calming Applications
6. Review and possible action to approve a memorandum of
understanding between the Town of Mount Pleasant and the
Friends of Kenny Mile
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
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Monday, May 3, 2021
10:45 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 5, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Police matters
a. Employee years of service recognition
5. Judicial matters
No agenda items
6. Legal matters
a. Discussion and possible action regarding the process for how
council members request items be added to committee agendas
and the process of committee chairs formally responding
b. Discussion and possible action regarding adding the name of
the council member or members who place any item directly on
the full council agenda when the item was not discussed at
committee, as well as the names of the three council members
who call a special or emergency council meeting as per Town
ordinance
c. Discussion and possible action regarding a resolution thanking
and commending the partners who participated in a successful
resolution on the Crab Bank placement
d. Executive Session: Legal advice related to pending litigation
matters and potential litigation against the Town of Mount
Pleasant
e. 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
7. 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
WATER SUPPLY COMMITTEE
Monday, May 3, 2021
11:30 a.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the March 1, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion of potential ordinances relating to inspection of septic
tanks
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
BUDGET COMMITTEE
Monday, May 3, 2021
12:30 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Approval of Minutes from the March 31, 2021 meeting
2. Public Comments
3. Review and approval of FY 2022 Budget Revenues and
Expenditures
4. A Resolution making declaration of intent to enter into Lease
Purchase Agreement
5. A Resolution to adopt the Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal
years 2022 through 2026
6. Discussion and possible action regarding tiered rate
stormwater utility fees
7. Executive Session: Personnel Matters. Discussion of employee
performance assessment
8. 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
9. 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
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
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
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, May 3, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from the April 5, 2021 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Old Business
a. Request for Deferral A-07-21: Covington at Park West. Request
to annex an approximately 9.05-acre tract of land comprised of
two parcels, located off Bessemer Road in Covington at Park
West at the terminus of Hopkins Road, identified by TMS No’s.
583-00-00-007 and –236, and depicted on a plat recorded by
Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book M47, Page 283.
b. Request for Deferral Rezoning Case: R-06-21 Dunes West PD
Amendment. Application to amend the Dunes West PD, Planned
Development District ordinance, to incorporate into the PD an
approximately 9.05-acre tract of land comprised of two parcels
located off Bessemer Road in Covington at Park West at the
terminus of Hopkins Road. Proposed is to designate the parcels
similar to Covington Phases 1 and 2, as DW-PD R-3 within the
PD, but to utilize the DW-PD R-1 minimum lot size and lot
coverage.
STAFF REPORT
5. Discussion and possible action regarding ways to address issues
with dimensional standards on buildings/structures constructed
prior to 1979.
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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
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