Planning Commission

Town of Summerville Planning Commission October 21, 2024 - 4:00 PM Town Hall, Council Chambers The meeting will be live-streamed through the live-streaming link on the Town’s website: www.summervillesc.gov For additional information regarding items on this agenda including any public hearings, please contact the Planning Department at planning@summervillesc.gov or 843.851.4217. Applications and related documents for this meeting are available for review at any time at www.summervillesc.gov/AgendaCenter. I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1. Approval of minutes from meeting on September 16, 2024. II. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (public hearing notice in Post & Courier on 10.6.24 and signs posted on the properties on 10.4.24) 1. Request to rezone TMS#s 130-14-13-001 and -002, located at 112 and 110 Wylie Street, totaling approximately one acre, and owned by Wendy G. Taylor, from GR-5, General Residential (5 units/acre), to N-R, Neighborhood Residential (Council District 1) III. OLD BUSINESS: IV. NEW BUSINESS: 1. New Street Names (as needed) 2. Request to rezone TMS#s 130-14-13-001 and -002, located at 112 and 110 Wylie Street, totaling approximately one acre, and owned by Wendy G. Taylor, from GR-5, General Residential (5 units/acre), to N-R, Neighborhood Residential (Council District 1) V. MISCELLANEOUS: VI. ADJOURNMENT: ____________________________________ Chairperson or Vice Chairperson Posted October 11, 2024  The Town of Summerville Planning Commission Meeting Minutes September 16, 2024 This meeting of the Town of Summerville Planning Commission was held in Town Council Chambers and was attended by Commission Members, Jim Reaves, Chairman; Kevin Carroll; Charlie Stoudenmire; Tom Hart; Elaine Segelken; and Jill Weatherford. Jim Bailey was unable to attend. Staff in attendance included Jessi Shuler, AICP, Director of Planning. The public was invited to attend in person, or they viewed the meeting via live-stream. Jim Reaves, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM. Approval of Minutes: The Chairman asked if there were any edits or additions to the minutes from the meeting on August 19, 2024. Hearing none the minutes were accepted as presented. Public Hearings: The first public hearing opened at 4:00 PM and was for the proposed amendments to the Summerville Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Chapter 13, Sections 13.3.4 and 13.3.6. Ms. Shuler briefly explained that the proposed amendments were requested by Town Council. In Section 13.3.4, The TPB is the only planning board that does not have seven members, so the number is being increased from 5 to 7 to allow each Councilmember and the Mayor to have an appointment to that board. In Section 13.3.6, the change is being made so that a minimum of 5 of the 7 members reside within the Historic District (currently three at-large residents of the Historic District are required). Since these four seats have other specific qualifications, a caveat was added to allow less than five if no one can be found that meets both the residency requirement and the other requirement as long as it is a unanimous vote of Council. RA D FT Hearing no public comment, this public hearing was closed at 4:04 PM. Old Business There were no items under Old Business. New Business: The first item under New Business was New Street Names. Ms. Shuler stated that they had street names in two different developments. In the Sheep Island development, the following names were proposed: Shepards Harbor Rd., Shepards Path, Island Pasture Blvd., Lambs Bluff Rd., Flock St., Shepards Rest Ln., Island Graze Rd., Ram Ridge Rd., Shepards Isle Rd., Sheep Haven Dr., Delbare Rd., Highfield Rd. Four street names are needed. Ms. Segelken made a motion to approve all the street names except the ones with the word Shepards, and Ms. Weatherford made the second. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Shuler stated that the second set of names is for the AMH development on the Salisbury tract, and two names are needed, but three were provided. Ms. Segelken made a motion to approve Coltrane and Scruggs, and Ms. Weatherford made the second. The motion passed unanimously. The second item under New Business was the proposed amendments to the Summerville Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Chapter 13, Sections 13.3.4 and 13.3.6. Mr. Carroll made a motion to recommend approval to full Council, and Ms. Segelken made the second. The motion passed unanimously. Miscellaneous: Ms. Shuler let the Commission members know that staff would keep sending out training opportunities as they become available. Adjourn With no further business for the Commission, Ms. Weatherford made a motion to adjourn with Mr. Carroll making the second. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 4:09 PM. Respectfully Submitted, Date: __________________________ Jessi Shuler, AICP Director of Planning Approved: _________________________________________________ Jim Reaves, Chairman or Jim Bailey, Vice Chairman FT RA D  REZONING STAFF REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION October 21, 2024 Owners: Wendy G. Taylor Applicant: Davis McNair TMS#s: 130-14-13-001 and -002 Location: 112 and 110 Wylie Street Description: two lots, approximately one acre Request: Rezoning to N-R from GR-5 The applicant is requesting the above referenced parcels be rezoned from the current zoning of GR-5 to N-R. The following reasoning is stated on the application: The rezoning request will allow for a variety of housing types(townhouse). Neighborhood Residential restricts commercial uses and is in line with the comprehensive plan. The rezoning request will help provide a transition from the commercial use (auto body shop) at the intersection of HWY 78 and Iris Street. The proposed development will front Iris Street to help buffer the existing residential community while also promoting walkability and connectivity. This property is included in the Town’s ‘Mixed Residential’ area as identified within the Summerville: Our Town, Our Future Comprehensive Plan as well as on the accompanying Future Land Use Map, which includes “both detached and attached single-family properties to allow for flexible and denser development in proximity to the Town’s major roadways such as…Highway 78. Attached residences can include townhouse or duplex residential properties. This use has a density of 5-12 units per acre.” These properties are currently vacant, and the applicant is proposing to build townhomes on the properties. The applicant’s previous rezoning request in May of this year for N-MX zoning was denied by Council. The Housing & Neighborhoods Element of the Comp Plan does state that infill areas should be targeted first for new growth to minimize the need for significant capital improvements in greenfield areas, and this is an area identified for priority infill. In addition, the property across Iris Street is zoned N-MX, as is the property just to the south, but all the other properties on Wylie Street are zoned GR-5. The proposed townhomes are in line with the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, as townhomes and 2-4 unit residences are a permitted use in N-R; however, it is the Planning Commission’s decision and then ultimately Council’s decision as to whether the rezoning would detract from the character of the surrounding area and negatively impact the existing single-family detached residences on Wylie Street. Staff received phone calls, emails, and letters concerning the original (May 2024) proposed rezoning from residents on Wylie Street. The residents were primarily concerned about potential commercial activity and traffic. Staff has again received phone calls regarding the current proposed request, and there is still some opposition from existing residents, particularly regarding potential access and traffic on Wylie Street, as staff believes that SCDOT will be unlikely to approve access to Iris St. due to the proximity to the intersection. G:\2024\2024-017(wylie_street_synergy)\wylie_street_sd.dwg, 5/20/2024 8:40:05 AM  Rezoning Rezoning totoN-R N-MX St Iris 204 N HAMPTON ST W as sa m as sa w Rd 113 WYLIE ST 115 WYLIE ST 105 WYLIE ST 111 WYLIE ST 109 WYLIE ST 100 IRIS ST 112 WYLIE ST Wyl 203 N HAMPTON ST ie S t 103 WYLIE ST 110 WYLIE ST 108 WYLIE ST t 106 WYLIE ST Iris S 104 WYLIE ST 109 N HAMPTON ST 100 WYLIE ST St on pt Ha m 105 N HAMPTON ST N 78 717 W 5TH NORTH ST 102 N HAMPTON ST 103 N HAMPTON ST 715 W 5TH NORTH ST 100 N HAMPTON ST n St 716 W 5TH NORTH ST 104 CLEVELAND ST W Brya 5t 711 W 5TH NORTH ST h 121 N BIRCH ST No rth St 102 CLEVELAND ST 705 W 5TH NORTH ST 5/13/2024 1:1,690 0 0.01 0.02 0.04 mi Summerville Addresses N-R UC-MX PL 0 0.02 0.04 0.07 km Summerville Zoning Parcels-Copy District MF-R N-MX N-B Esri Community Maps Contributors, City of Charleston, Charleston County GIS, © OpenStreetMap, Microsoft, Esri, TomTom, Garmin, SafeGraph, GR-5 Rezoning Request  Summerville Planning Rezoning totoN-R Rezoning Aerial N-MX Aerial 204 N HAMPTON ST 113 WYLIE ST 115 WYLIE ST 105 WYLIE ST 111 WYLIE ST 109 WYLIE ST 100 IRIS ST 112 WYLIE ST 203 N HAMPTON ST 103 WYLIE ST 110 WYLIE ST 108 WYLIE ST 106 WYLIE ST 104 WYLIE ST 109 N HAMPTON ST 100 WYLIE ST 105 N HAMPTON ST 717 W 5TH NORTH ST 102 N HAMPTON ST 103 N HAMPTON ST 715 W 5TH NORTH ST 100 N HAMPTON ST 716 W 5TH NORTH ST 104 CLEVELAND ST 711 W 5TH NORTH ST 121 N BIRCH ST 102 CLEVELAND ST 705 W 5TH NORTH ST 5/13/2024 1:1,690 0 0.01 0.02 0.04 mi Road Centerlines Summerville Parcels High Resolution 60cm Imagery ROAD- SCDOT-Dorchester County Dorchester Rezoning Parcels Request High Resolution 30cm Imagery 0 0.02 0.04 0.07 km ROAD- Town of Summerville Maxar, Microsoft World Imagery Citations Summerville Addresses Low Resolution 15m Imagery 30cm Resolution Metadata