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.
AGE NDA F OR T ONIGHT Pr oje c t r e vie w and bac kgr ound 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
WHAT IS AN OVE RL AY DIST RICT ? An ove r lay distr ic t c r e ate s a spe c ial zoning distr ic t boundar y, and pr ope 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 oje 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. OVE RAL L PROJE CT RE VIE W
PROJE CT RE VIE W AND BACKGROUND F our Rounds of Public Wor kshops T wo Community Sur ve ys T hr e e Stake holde r Me e tings Nume r ous City- County Staff- le ve l Me e tings Overlay Zoning 3 rd Round of Kick-Off Held District Adoption Public Stakeholder Public Process Workshops Meetings Workshops Final Round 2020 June July/August Nov – Dec 2 nd Round 2019 of Public 2018 2018 of Public Workshops Workshops Community October February Survey 2019 2019 Aug – Nov 2018 2018 2019 2020 PUBLI C I NPUT CONTI NUE RECEI VI NG WORKSHOPS/ SURVEY/ STAKEHOLDER MEETNGS PUBLI C I NPUT OVE RAL L PROJE CT RE VIE W
T HE PROJE CT GOING F ORWARD T onight 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 ovide 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 oc e e d thr ough se par ate adoption pr oc e sse s to ame nd the ir r e spe c tive Zoning Or dinanc e s. T he se adoption pr oc e sse s ar e ope n to the public and inc lude a public he ar ing me e ting. 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 HE 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 oje 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 ope 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. JO- MHC- O DIST RICT
T HE JO- MHC- O DIST RICT JO- MHC- O DIST RICT
DUT CH DIAL OGUE S CHARL E ST ON Ove r the c our se of this ove r lay zoning pr oje c t, the City of Char le ston launc he d a par alle l pr oje 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. 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
DUT CH DIAL OGUE S CHARL E ST ON 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 “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 DUT CH DIAL OGUE S CHARL E ST ON
DUT CH DIAL OGUE S E L E VAT ION ZONE S DUT CH DIAL OGUE S CHARL E ST ON
MIXE D- USE (MU) DIST RICT T he MU Distr ic t inc lude s pr ope r tie s gr oupe 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 ofe ssional offic e s. 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
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 ound 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 of pe de str ian-or ie nte d, stor e fr ont- style shopping str e e ts; and Pr omote 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
MIXE D- USE DIST RICT DE VE L OPME NT ST ANDARDS AND BUF F E R RE QUIRE ME NT S City re duc ing re side ntia l de nsity Mixed-Use (MU) District Density/Intensity and Dimensional Standards to ma tc h County MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY 12 dwelling units per acre MINIMUM LOT WIDTH 12 feet De nsity bonus is a va ila ble whe n Equivalent to required buffers MINIMUM SETBACKS a fforda ble housing c rite ria is me t. OCRM CRITICAL LINE 50 feet MAXIMUM BUILDING COVER 30% Ma ximum building c ove ra g e MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT No single building shall exceed 15,000 square feet (1) inc re a se d to 40% for prope rtie s MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT 5 stories/55 feet with sha re d a c c e ss a g re e me nts (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 MAYBANK HIGHWAY STANDARD (JOHNS ISLAND) MIN. BUFFER DEPTH 15 feet MINIMUM BUFFER LANDSCAPING (Plants per 100 linear feet) Canopy Trees 2 Understory Trees 3 (at least 50 percent evergreen] Shrubs 25 Street Trees 2 (may be counted toward canopy tree req.) MIXE D- USE (MU) DIST RICT
L IMIT E D COMME RCIAL (L C) DIST RICT T he L imite d Comme r c ial Distr ic t inc lude s pr ope 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 ope r tie s sur r ounde d by e stablishe d r e side ntial de ve lopme nt. 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 T he L C Distr ic t land use s will e nc our age : A tr ansition fr om the mor e inte nse mixe d- use node , pr oviding c onve nie nc e goods and se r vic e s to the sur r ounding 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 opr 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. L IMIT E D COMME RCIAL (L C) DIST RICT
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