Planning Committee
Regular MeetingMount Pleasant, SC · September 6, 2022
Minutes
TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
PLANNING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
MINUTES
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
PowerPoint Presentation
Present: Guang Ming Whitley, Chair, Laura Hyatt, Howard Chapman,
Brenda Corley.
Staff: Eric DeMoura, Michele Reed, David Pagliarini
1. Call to order
Ms. Whitley called the meeting to order at 1:31 pm.
2. Approval of Minutes from the August 1, 2022 meeting
Mr. Chapman moved for approval of the minutes. Ms. Corley seconded the
motion. All in favor.
3. Public Comments
Mr. Trey Sedalik, Mr. Gregg Minton, and Mr. Mike Johnson, stated that they are
here for any questions on the Holliday Farms Impact Assessment request.
Ms. Laurie Bixler, 144 3rd Ave, spoke regarding short-term rentals and suggested
that there are several items she would like to bring to the Committee’s attention
for consideration:
➢ Limit each parcel to one permit
➢ Change permit type to either owner on-site and owner not on-site, with the
owner on-site being charged $250 and an owner not on-site being charged
$500.
➢ Consider regulations similar to what Atlanta, GA has implemented where a
permit is only issued for a homeowner’s primary residence.
➢ Form an advisory committee made up of STR operators
Ms. Michelle Whitbeck, 712 Hibbens Grant Blvd, spoke regarding short-term
rentals. She asked that the Committee consider the following items:
➢ Change verbiage regarding 6% property tax to only require documentation
for up to three years
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➢ Delinquency of any taxes or fees would be considered a violation. This
should be clarified as to when a violation would be issued, such as if one
payment is missed, several missed, etc. Also, the property and
accommodation taxes are administered and tracked by Charleston County.
➢ Revocation of permits if the STR permit and business license permit numbers
are not included in all advertisement. It should be clarified when revocation
would occur and if any notice is provided to correct the issue.
Ms. Mary Ricozi, 136 Heritage Circle, spoke regarding the increase in fees for a
short-term rental permit and suggested that the program should pay for itself. She
suggested that the penalties should be reviewed as well and should be included in
revenue generated through this program.
4. Annexations
A. Request to annex five parcels located on Rifle Range Road and Willow
Pond Road, identified by TMS Nos. 578-00-00-057, -060, -061, -318, and
-319, and depicted on a plat recorded by the Charleston County ROD
Office in Plat Book CF, Page 99 and Plat Book S, Page 130.
Mr. Chapman moved to recommend to Town Council approval of the
annexation request. Ms. Corley seconded the motion. All in favor.
5. Review of Planning Commission recommendations from August 24, 2022
A. R-17-22. 1619 Highway 41. Request to rezone from R-1, Low Density
Residential District, to CC, Community Conservation District, an
approximately 1.0-acre tract of land located at 1619 Highway 41,
identified by TMS No. 583-00-00-109, and depicted on a plat recorded
by the Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book AB, Page 043.
Planning Commission recommended approval
Ms. Reed reviewed the request with the Committee.
Ms. Hyatt moved to recommend to Town Council approval of the request.
Ms. Corley seconded the motion. All in favor.
B. Short Term Rental Text Amendment. Proposal to amend Sections
156.340 - 156.345 of Chapter 156, Zoning Code, of the Mount Pleasant
Code of Ordinances, pertaining to Short Term Rentals. Proposed is to
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amend the ordinance to create two separate permits, one that is Part-
time and rents between 15 and 72 days per year, and one that is Full-
time and rents more than 72 days a year. Also proposed is to consider a
fee increase for those operating Full-time, as well as enhanced parking
requirements. Planning Commission recommended approval
Ms. Reed reviewed the request with the Committee.
Mr. Chapman moved to recommend to Town Council approval of the
amendments as recommended by the Planning Commission including
consideration of posing civil penalties of $1,000 per violation with the addition
of limiting the issuance of a permit to one permit per parcel. Ms. Hyatt
seconded the motion. All in favor.
C. Holliday Farms Impact Assessment/Conceptual Plan. Request to
approve Impact Assessment and associated Conceptual Plan for the
properties located at 2233 and 2237 North Highway 17 (Between Home
Depot and Christ Church Episcopal.) Proposed is to develop an
approximately 8.48-acre shopping center and gas station. Property is
further Identified by TMS Nos. 558-00-00-146 and 558-00-00-927. All
parcels are zoned AB-2, Areawide Business-2 District. Planning
Commission recommended approval
Ms. Reed reviewed the request with the Committee.
Mr. Chapman moved to recommend to Town Council approval of the
impact assessment and conceptual plan as recommended by the Planning
Commission with the following addition:
➢ Similar buffer as required by Christ Church and Home Depot with a
masonry wall and plantings on the Primus tract side of the wall.
Ms. Corley seconded the motion. All in favor.
6. Discussion and recommendation regarding the Town’s current residential
density in commercial districts
Ms. Reed reviewed the request with the Committee.
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Ms. Hyatt moved to recommend to Town Council changing the density for
residential uses in commercial districts to 4 units per acre with an additional 4
units per acre allowed if those additional units are workforce housing. Ms.
Corley seconded the motion. Motion passed on a 3 to 1 vote with Ms. Corley,
Ms. Whitley, and M. Hyatt in favor; Mr. Chapman opposed.
7. Discussion regarding Workforce Housing Terms of Affordability and possible
incentives
Ms. Reed reviewed the request with the Committee. She stated that the
change in the number of years the workforce housing must remain in place would
go to the September Planning Commission as a public hearing.
The Committee received this as information.
8. Update on Zoning Code Rewrite
Ms. Reed provided an update on the zoning code rewrite.
The Committee received this as information and agreed that a special Planning
Committee meeting should be held in November to review the draft zoning code.
9. Comprehensive Plan Implementation - Public Input Matters
Ms. Reed updated the Committee on the upcoming PIM meetings.
The Committee received this as information.
10. Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:41 pm.
Submitted by,
L. Lynes
PlanComm09062022
Agenda
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
MEETING NOTICE
Municipal Complex, Council Chambers
100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Bids & Purchases Committee 8:30 a.m.
Finance Committee 8:45 a.m.
Water Supply and Resources Committee 9:15 a.m.
Flood Resilience Committee 9:45 a.m.
Transportation Committee 10:15 a.m.
Police, Judicial & Legal Committee 11:15 a.m.
Economic Development Committee 12:30 p.m.
Planning Committee 1:30 p.m.
The following Committees will not meet:
Education Committee
Fire Committee
Health, Recreation & Events Committee
Human Resources Committee
Public Services 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 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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BIDS & PURCHASES COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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 August 1, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Award of a contract for the 2022-2023 stormwater pipe repair
and rehabilitation program
5. Action to accept a grant for boat repair
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
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
8:45 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 August 1, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Employee recognition
5. Discussion and possible action to establish a millage rate and
sales tax credit factor
6. Discussion and possible action to amend the Town of Mount
Pleasant Code of Ordinances Chapter 154: Impact Fees, to
reflect updated Institute of Transportation Engineers’ Trip
Generation Manual
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 AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
9:15 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 May 2, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Update from Mount Pleasant Waterworks
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
FLOOD RESILIENCE COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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 August 1, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Employee years of service recognition
5. Continued discussion of draft Environmental Guidelines for
Land Development
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
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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 July 5, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Update on I-526 @ Long Point Road Interchange Improvements
by SCDOT Project Director Joy Riley
5. Update – ongoing projects
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
POLICE, JUDICIAL & LEGAL COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
11:15 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 August 1, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Police matters
a. Employee years of service recognition
b. Recognition of officers for DUI enforcement
5. Judicial matters
No agenda items
6. Legal matters
a. Continued discussion and possible action regarding an
ordinance to repeal and replace Section 132.03 titled Noise of
the Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances (Ord. No. 22049)
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
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
12:30 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 July 5, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Employee years of service recognition
5. Discussion on housing affordability with Darrell J. Davis,
Director of Charleston County Housing and Neighborhood
Revitalization
6. Discussion of Faison Road requests for proposal (RFP)
submittals
7. Discussion of environmental guidelines for land development
and economic development
8. Discussion and possible action regarding a request from
Charleston County for an amendment to the joint county park
agreement
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.
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
1:30 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 August 1, 2022 meeting
3. Public Comments
4. Annexations
A. Request to annex five parcels located on Rifle Range Road
and Willow Pond Road, identified by TMS Nos. 578-00-00-057, -
060, -061, -318, and -319, and depicted on a plat recorded by the
Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book CF, Page 99 and Plat
Book S, Page 130.
5. Review of Planning Commission recommendations from August
24, 2022
A. R-17-22. 1619 Highway 41. Request to rezone from R-1, Low
Density Residential District, to CC, Community Conservation District,
an approximately 1.0-acre tract of land located at 1619 Highway 41,
identified by TMS No. 583-00-00-109, and depicted on a plat recorded
by the Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book AB, Page 043.
Planning Commission recommended approval
B. Short Term Rental Text Amendment. Proposal to amend Sections
156.340 - 156.345 of Chapter 156, Zoning Code, of the Mount Pleasant
Code of Ordinances, pertaining to Short Term Rentals. Proposed is to
amend the ordinance to create two separate permits, one that is Part-
time and rents between 15 and 72 days per year, and one that is Full-
time and rents more than 72 days a year. Also proposed is to consider
a fee increase for those operating Full-time, as well as enhanced
parking requirements. Planning Commission recommended approval
C. Holliday Farms Impact Assessment/Conceptual Plan. Request to
approve Impact Assessment and associated Conceptual Plan for the
Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180
www.tompsc.com
properties located at 2233 and 2237 North Highway 17 (Between Home
Depot and Christ Church Episcopal.) Proposed is to develop an
approximately 8.48-acre shopping center and gas station. Property is
further Identified by TMS Nos. 558-00-00-146 and 558-00-00-927. All
parcels are zoned AB-2, Areawide Business-2 District. Planning
Commission recommended approval
6. Discussion and recommendation regarding the Town’s current
residential density in commercial districts
7. Discussion regarding Workforce Housing Terms of Affordability
and possible incentives
8. Update on Zoning Code Rewrite
9. Comprehensive Plan Implementation - Public Input Matters
10. 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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