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JOHNS ISL AND MAYBANK HIGHWAY AND MAIN R OAD ZONING PUBL IC WOR KSHOP

Co- hoste d by Char le ston County and the City of Char le ston

• St. Johns High Sc hool

Oc tobe r 24, 2019 6:00 P.M.

• Pr
• je c t r

e vie w and bac kgr

• und
• Pr

e se nt a de sc r iptive ove r vie w of r e quir e me nts inc lude d in the Dr aft Johns Island Maybank Highway Ove r lay (JO- MHC- O) Distr ic t

• Pr

e se nt a de sc r iptive ove r vie w of the r e quir e me nts inc lude d in the Dr aft Johns Island Main Road Ove r lay (MRC- O) Distr ic t Re gulations

• Public Comme nt Se ssion

AGE NDA F OR T ONIGHT

• An ove r

lay distr ic t c r e ate s a spe c ial zoning distr ic t boundar y, and pr

• pe r

tie s within this boundar y ar e subje c t to spe c ial r e gulations suc h as land use , de nsity, ac c e ss, building he ights and ar c hite c tur e .

• T

his ove r lay zoning distr ic t pr

• je c t:
• Update s County's c ur

r e nt Johns Island Maybank Highway Cor r idor Ove r lay (JO- MHC- O) Zoning Distr ic t, and

• Cr

e ate s a ne w Main Road Cor r idor Ove r lay (MRC- O) Zoning Distr ic t.

• City c r

e ating ove r lay distr ic t to matc h the County

• L

E GAL L Y e stablishe d de ve lopme nt e xisting PRIOR T O T HE ADOPT ION OF T HE OVE RL AY DIST RICT that doe s not me e t the r e quir e me nts as de sc r ibe d in the ove r lay distr ic t will be gr andfathe r e d.

WHAT IS AN OVE RL AY DIST RICT ?

OVE RAL L PROJE CT RE VIE W

PROJE CT RE VIE W AND BACKGROUND

• F
• ur

Rounds of Public Wor kshops

• T

wo Community Sur ve ys

• T

hr e e Stake holde r Me e tings

• Nume r
• us City- County Staff- le ve l Me e tings

Kick-Off Public Workshops

July/August 2018

2018 2019 2020

Held Stakeholder Meetings

Nov – Dec 2018

PUBLI C I NPUT WORKSHOPS/ SURVEY/ STAKEHOLDER MEETNGS

2nd Round

• f Public

Workshops

February 2019

3rd Round of Public Workshops

June 2019

Overlay Zoning District Adoption Process

2020

Community Survey

Aug – Nov 2018

Final Round

• f Public

Workshops

October 2019 CONTI NUE RECEI VI NG PUBLI C I NPUT

OVE RAL L PROJE CT RE VIE W

• T
• night is the final Public Wor

kshop on Johns Island;

• City and County Staff will ne xt finalize dr

afts of the ove r lay zoning distr ic ts;

• Othe r

City and County de par tme nts will c ontinue to pr

• vide

input, inc luding tr anspor tation, public wor ks and le gal de par tme nts; and

• Ove r

the ne xt fe w months, the City and County will pr

• c e e d

thr

• ugh se par

ate adoption pr

• c e sse s to ame nd the ir

r e spe c tive Zoning Or dinanc e s. T he se adoption pr

• c e sse s ar

e ope n to the public and inc lude a public he ar ing me e ting.

T HE PROJE CT GOING F ORWARD

OVE RAL L PROJE CT RE VIE W

JOHNS ISL AND MAYBANK HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVE RL AY ZONING DIST RICT (JO- MHC- O)

JO- MHC- O DIST RICT

• T

his r e vie w and r e vision of the c ur r e nt Maybank Highway Cor r idor Ove r lay (MHC- O) Zoning Distr ic t is a pr ior ity pr

• je c t inc lude d in Char

le ston County’s Compr e he nsive Plan 2018-2023 Wor k Plan.

• T

wo ne w distr ic ts ar e be ing c r e ate d within the r e vise d JO- MHC- O:

• Mixe d- Use (MU) Distr

ic t

• L

imite d Comme r c ial (L C) Distr ic t

• All pr
• pe r

tie s within the ove r lay zoning distr ic t will be de signate d as MU Distr ic t or L C Distr ic t, as shown on the JO- MHC- O Zoning Distr ic t map.

T HE JO- MHC- O DIST RICT

JO- MHC- O DIST RICT

T HE JO- MHC- O DIST RICT

JO- MHC- O DIST RICT

• Ove r

the c our se of this

• ve r

lay zoning pr

• je c t, the

City of Char le ston launc he d a par alle l pr

• je c t c alle d

Dutc h Dialogue s Char le ston;

• Johns Island was one of four

foc us ar e as inc lude d in the Dutc h Dialo gue s Char le sto n F inal Re po r t r e le ase d last month.

DUT CH DIAL OGUE S CHARL E ST ON

Dutc tch D Dialogu gues C Charleston – an eff ffort b by m many t to co co- cre create for Ch r Charleston a pathway to r resilien ence t e that r reduces es flooding w while e ensuring its h histo toric b beauty a and i iconic identi tity ty w will e endure.

DUT CH DIAL OGUE S CHARL E ST ON

“In the Co mmunity Zo ne , c luste r de ve lo pme nt c o mbine d with sto r mwate r infiltr atio n sho uld be e nc o ur age d”

• Dutc h Dia log ue s Cha rle ston

F ina l Re port

• Divide d Johns Island into

Zone s

• 84% of the Ove r

lay is within the Community Zone whic h is above 15 fe e t in e le vation.

• Dutc h Dialogue

r e c omme ndations will guide Ove r lay stor mwate r r e quir e me nts

DUT CH DIAL OGUE S CHARL E ST ON

DUT CH DIAL OGUE S CHARL E ST ON

DUT CH DIAL OGUE S CHARL E ST ON

DUT CH DIAL OGUE S E L E VAT ION ZONE S

• T

he MU Distr ic t inc lude s pr

• pe r

tie s gr

• upe d in thr

e e nonc ontiguous mixe d-use node s, as r e c omme nde d in the 2007 Jo hns Island Co mmunity Plan and the 1988 Jo hns Island Plan.

• T

he se mixe d- use node s c ur r e ntly c onsist of high and me dium inte nsity c omme r c ial and r e side ntial use s suc h as shopping c e nte r s, r e staur ants, phar mac ie s, multi- family dwe llings and var ious small r e tail and pr

• fe ssional offic e s.

MIXE D- USE (MU) DIST RICT

• T

he MU Distr ic t is inte nde d for highe r inte nsity c omme r c ial de ve lopme nt and highe r de nsity r e side ntial use s than those allowe d in the L imite d Comme r c ial Distr ic t .

MIXE D- USE (MU) DIST RICT

• T

he MU Distr ic t land use s will e nc our age :

• Mixe d- use buildings with ne ighbor

hood and r e gional- se r ving r e tail, se r vic e , and othe r use s on the gr

• und floor

and r e side ntial units above the nonr e side ntial spac e ;

• De ve lopme nt that e xhibits the physic al de sign c har

ac te r istic s

• f pe de str

ian-or ie nte d, stor e fr

• nt- style shopping str

e e ts; and

MIXE D- USE (MU) DIST RICT

• Pr
• mote the he alth and

we ll-be ing of r e side nts by e nc our aging physic al ac tivity, alte r native tr anspor tation, and gr e ate r soc ial inte r ac tion.

MIXE D- USE (MU) DIST RICT

• City re duc ing re side ntia l de nsity

to ma tc h County

• De nsity bonus is a va ila ble whe n

a fforda ble housing c rite ria is me t.

• Ma ximum building c ove ra g e

inc re a se d to 40% for prope rtie s with sha re d a c c e ss a g re e me nts

MIXE D- USE DIST RICT DE VE L OPME NT ST ANDARDS AND BUF F E R RE QUIRE ME NT S

Mixed-Use (MU) District Density/Intensity and Dimensional Standards MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY 12 dwelling units per acre MINIMUM LOT WIDTH 12 feet MINIMUM SETBACKS Equivalent to required buffers OCRM CRITICAL LINE 50 feet MAXIMUM BUILDING COVER 30% MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT No single building shall exceed 15,000 square feet (1) MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT 5 stories/55 feet

(1) No single building footprint shall exceed 15,000 square feet unless approved under the Special Exception procedures of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance.

Mixed-Use (MU) District Buffer Depth and Planting Schedule STANDARD MAYBANK HIGHWAY (JOHNS ISLAND)

• MIN. BUFFER DEPTH

15 feet MINIMUM BUFFER LANDSCAPING (Plants per 100 linear feet) Canopy Trees 2 Understory Trees (at least 50 percent evergreen] 3 Shrubs 25 Street Trees (may be counted toward canopy tree req.) 2

MIXE D- USE (MU) DIST RICT

• T

he L imite d Comme r c ial Distr ic t inc lude s pr

• pe r

tie s along the Maybank Highway Cor r idor that ar e outside of the mixe d- use node s.

• E

xisting use s in this distr ic t ar e pr imar ily a mixtur e of light c omme r c ial, vac ant and unde ve lope d pr

• pe r

tie s sur r

• unde d

by e stablishe d r e side ntial de ve lopme nt.

L IMIT E D COMME RCIAL (L C) DIST RICT

• T

he L imite d Comme r c ial Distr ic t is inte nde d for lowe r inte nsity c omme r c ial de ve lopme nt and lowe r de nsity r e side ntial use s than those allowe d in the Mixe d- Use Distr ic t.

L IMIT E D COMME RCIAL (L C) DIST RICT

L IMIT E D COMME RCIAL (L C) DIST RICT

L IMIT E D COMME RCIAL (L C) DIST RICT

• T

he L C Distr ic t land use s will e nc our age :

• A tr

ansition fr

• m the mor

e inte nse mixe d- use node , pr

• viding

c onve nie nc e goods and se r vic e s to the sur r

• unding

ne ighbor hoods;

• T

he r ange of goods and se r vic e s offe r e d will be var ie d and inc lude spe c ialty r e tail stor e s, r e staur ants, and ne ighbor hood/ r e gional-se r ving offic e s; and

• Re side ntial de ve lopme nt

most appr

• pr

iate for this distr ic t should inc lude multi- family and single - family attac he d dwe llings, suc h as duple xe s and townhouse s.

Limited Commercial (LC) District Density/Intensity and Dimensional Standards MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY 8 dwelling units per acre MINIMUM LOT WIDTH 12 feet MINIMUM SETBACKS Equivalent to required buffers OCRM CRITICAL LINE 50 feet MAXIMUM BUILDING COVER 30% [2] MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT No single building shall exceed 7,500 square feet (1) MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT 35 feet and 2-1/2 stories

(1) No single building footprint shall exceed 7,500 square feet unless approved under the Special Exception procedures of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations Ordinance.

L IMIT E D COMME RCIAL DIST RICT DE VE L OPME NT ST ANDARDS AND BUF F E R RE QUIRE ME NT S

Limited Commercial (LC) District Buffer Depth and Planting Schedule STANDARD MAYBANK HIGHWAY (JOHNS ISLAND)

• MIN. BUFFER DEPTH (1)

75 feet MINIMUM BUFFER LANDSCAPING (Plants per 100 linear feet) Canopy Trees 9 Understory Trees (at least 50 percent evergreen] 12 Shrubs 60 Street Trees (may be counted toward canopy tree req.) 2

(1) Cane Slash Road minimum buffer depth shall be 50 feet.

L IMIT E D COMME RCIAL (L C) DIST RICT

• City re duc ing re side ntia l de nsity

to ma tc h County

• De nsity bonus is a va ila ble whe n

a fforda ble housing c rite ria is me t.

• Ma ximum building c ove ra g e

inc re a se d to 40% for prope rtie s with sha re d a c c e ss a g re e me nts

INF RAST RUCT URE AND CONNE CT IVIT Y

JO- MHC- O DIST RICT

• T

he JO- MHC- O Infr astr uc tur e and Conne c tivity Map ide ntifie s the appr

• ximate loc ation of a futur

e c onne c tor r

• ad and

infr astr uc tur e that will suppor t impr

• ve d ve hic ular

c ir c ulation and stor mwate r dr ainage .

• All de ve lopme nt applic ations on pr
• pe r

tie s c ontaining a se c tion of the c onne c tor r

• ad shall:

INF RAST RUCT URE AND CONNE CT IVIT Y

JO- MHC- O DIST RICT

• De dic ate the land, e ase me nts

and r ights- of- way r e quir e d for the c onstr uc tion of the c onne c tor r

• ad; and
• Constr

uc t and install the r e quir e d impr

• ve me nts and fac ilitie s, or

pr

• vide fe e -in- lie u for

the c onstr uc tion and installation.

• Ve hic le ac c e ss manage me nt
• Right- in r

ight- out dr ive way ac c e ss (to Maybank Highway);

• Re str

ic tions on dr ive way width, se par ation, and numbe r allowe d;

• Shar

e d ac c e ss r e quir e me nts (fr

• ntage s

le ss than 250 fe e t).

ADDIT IONAL RE QUIRE ME NT S

JO- MHC- O DIST RICT

Ma yba nk Hig hwa y De ve lopme nt Drive wa y Rig ht- in Rig ht- out Drive wa y Ac c e ss

• Signage r

e quir e me nts

• Monume nt signs only;
• L

imitation on size of fr e e - standing and faç ade signs;

• Pole skir

ts r e quir e d whe n r e -fac ing non-c onfor ming signs.

• T

r affic Impac t Analysis Re quir e me nts

• A tr

affic impac t analysis is a spe c ialize d e ngine e r ing study that e valuate s the e ffe c ts of a pr

• pose d

De ve lopme nt on the sur r

• unding

tr anspor tation ne twor k.

• A L

e ve l 1 or L e ve l 2 tr affic impac t analysis is r e quir e d base d on the numbe r

• f Pe ak Hour

ve hic le tr ips the pr

• pose d De ve lopme nt is pr
• je c te d

to ge ne r ate :

ADDIT IONAL RE QUIRE ME NT S

JO- MHC- O DIST RICT

THRESHOLDS AND TYPE OF TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS REQUIRED Type of Analysis Threshold Level 1 - Trip Generation Memo Less than 50 Peak Hour vehicle trips Level 2 - Traffic Impact Study 50 or more Peak Hour vehicle trips

L e ve l 1 T r ip Ge ne r a tion Me mo

is inte nd e d :

• a s info rma tio n fo r Re vie w a nd

De c isio n-Ma king Bo d ie s, a nd

• to id e ntify whe the r furthe r

a na lysis is ne e d e d b a se d o n uniq ue site a ttrib ute s o r d e ve lo pme nt c ha ra c te ristic s.

L e ve l 2 T r a ffic Impa c t Study

is inte nd e d :

• a s info rma tio n fo r Re vie w a nd

De c isio n-Ma king Bo d ie s, a nd

• to q ua ntita tive ly a sse ss the

pro po se d De ve lo pme nt’ s impa c t o n the tra nspo rta tio n ne two rk, a nd

• to id e ntify tra nspo rta tio n

impro ve me nts (a nd the ir a sso c ia te d c o sts) tha t wo uld

• ffse t the pro po se d

De ve lo pme nt’ s impa c t.

JOHNS ISL AND MAIN ROAD CORRIDOR OVE RL AY ZONING DIST RICT (MRC- O)

MRC- O DIST RICT

• T

his ne wly c r e ate d Main Road Cor r idor Ove r lay (MRC- O) Zoning Distr ic t is a pr ior ity pr

• je c t inc lude d in Char

le ston County’s Compr e he nsive Plan 2018- 2023 Wor k Plan.

• T

hr e e ne w distr ic ts ar e be ing c r e ate d within the r e vise d MRC- O:

• Rur

al Comme r c ial (RC) Distr ic t

• Kitfor

d Community Re side ntial (KCR) Distr ic t

• Kitfor

d Community Industr ial (KCI) Distr ic t

• All of the se pr
• pe r

tie s ar e within the Rur al Ar e a, de fine d as the ar e a loc ate d outside of Char le ston County’s Ur ban Gr

• wth Boundar

y.

T HE MRC- O DIST RICT

MRC- O DIST RICT

T HE MRC- O DIST RICT

MRC- O DIST RICT Kitford Community

• T

he RC Distr ic t inc lude s pr

• pe r

tie s with fr

• ntage on or

within c lose pr

• ximity to Main Road nor

th of He r be r t Road.

RURAL COMME RCIAL (RC) DIST RICT

• All RC Distr

ic t pr

• pe r

tie s ar e within the Rur al Ar e a (outside of the Ur ban Gr

• wth

Boundar y).

• Rur

al Ar e a pr

• pe r

tie s ar e c har ac te r ize d by low le ve ls of infr astr uc tur e and se r vic e s, and low inte nsity de ve lopme nt.

• T

he se Rur al Ar e a pr

• pe r

tie s should be maintaine d by e nc our aging low de nsity de ve lopme nt, and maintaining r ur al and agr ic ultur ally- or ie nte d use s in a dispe r se d patte r n.

RURAL COMME RCIAL (RC) DIST RICT

• T

he RC Distr ic t land use s will e nc our age :

• Oppor

tunitie s for r ur al e c onomic de ve lopme nt thr

• ugh the

de signation of limite d ar e as whe r e mor e inte nse c omme r c ial and industr ial use s may oc c ur .

• Ne w, or

e xpansion of e xisting c omme r c ial busine sse s, if the y ar e c ompatible with the e xisting c ommunity, c an be se r ve d by e xisting public fac ilitie s, and ar e pr inc ipally de signe d to se r ve the sur r

• unding r

ur al ar e a.

RURAL COMME RCIAL (RC) DIST RICT

RURAL COMME RCIAL (RC) DIST RICT

• Rur

al de nsity r e side ntial de ve lopme nt.

• Non- r

e side ntial de ve lopme nt limite d to r ur al c omme r c ial land use s.

• Buffe r

r e quir e me nt inc lude s a bic yc le and pe de str ian path.

RURAL COMME RCIAL DIST RICT DE VE L OPME NT ST ANDARDS AND BUF F E R RE QUIRE ME NT S

Rural Commercial (RC) District Density/Intensity and Dimensional Standards MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY 1 dwelling units per acre MINIMUM LOT AREA 30,000 square feet MINIMUM LOT WIDTH 100 feet MINIMUM SETBACKS Equivalent to required buffers OCRM CRITICAL LINE 50 feet MAXIMUM BUILDING COVER 30% MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT 35 feet Rural Commercial (RC) District Buffer Depth and Planting Schedule STANDARD MAIN ROAD (JOHNS ISLAND)

• MIN. BUFFER DEPTH

75 feet MINIMUM BUFFER LANDSCAPING (Plants per 100 linear feet) Canopy Trees 9 Understory Trees (at least 50 percent evergreen] 12 Shrubs 60 Street Trees (may be counted toward canopy tree req.) 2

RURAL COMME RCIAL (RC) DIST RICT

• T

he Kitfor d Community Distr ic ts inc lude s pr

• pe r

tie s that fr

• nt of

Kitfor d Road (we st of the abandone d r ailr

• ad ROW), and limite d

pr

• pe r

tie s on Main Road ne ar the Kitfor d Road inte r se c tion.

KIT F ORD COMMUNIT Y (KCR & KCI) DIST RICT S

• E

xisting use s in the Kitfor d Community Re side ntial (KCR) Distr ic t ar e pr e dominantly r ur al de nsity r e side ntial de ve lopme nt and vac ant pr

• pe r

tie s.

• E

xisting use s in the Kitfor d Community Industr ial (KCI) Distr ic t the y ar e boat and r v stor age , industr ial par k and unde ve lope d pr

• pe r

ty.

• T

he Kitfor d Community Distr ic ts ar e be ing c r e ate d to maintain and pr

• te c t the

e xisting r e side ntial c ommunity and limit the sc ale and e xpansion of industr ial use s.

KIT F ORD COMMUNIT Y (KCR & KCI) DIST RICT S

• T

he KCR Distr ic t is inte nde d for r ur al de nsity r e side ntial de ve lopme nt that r e duc e s de mand for public se r vic e s and fac ilitie s while r e taining r ur al c ommunity c har ac te r

• T

he KCI Distr ic t will be limite d to the e xisting use s on the se KCI pr

• pe r

tie s.

• All de ve lopme nt in the KCR Distr

ic t shall be subje c t to the Rur al Re side ntial (RR-3) Zoning Distr ic t de ve lopme nt standar ds.

• All de ve lopme nt in the KCI Distr

ic t shall be subje c t to the Industr ial (I) Zoning Distr ic t de ve lopme nt standar ds.

KIT F ORD COMMUNIT Y (KCR & KCI) DIST RICT S

KIT F ORD COMMUNIT Y (KCR & KCI) DIST RICT S

ADDIT IONAL RE QUIRE ME NT S

• Signage r

e quir e me nts

• Monume nt signs only
• L

imitation on size of fr e e - standing and faç ade signs

• Pole skir

ts r e quir e d whe n r e -fac ing non-c onfor ming signs

• T

r affic Impac t Re quir e me nts

• Same r

e quir e me nts as pr e viously shown for the JO- MHC- O Zoning Distr ic t

RURAL COMME RCIAL (RC) DIST RICT

PUBL IC COMME NT