Planning Commission Meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2025 06:00 PM Theodore D. Washington Municipal Building, Henry “Emmett” McCracken Jr. Council Chambers, 20 Bridge Street, Bluffton, SC

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I.CALL TO ORDER

II.ROLL CALL

III.NOTICE REGARDING ADJOURNMENT

The Planning Commission will not hear new items after 9:30 p.m. unless authorized by a majority vote of the Commission Members present. Items which have not been heard before 9:30 p.m. may be continued to the next regular meeting or a special meeting date as determined by the Commission Members.

IV.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

  1. 1.March 26, 2025 Minutes

V.PUBLIC COMMENT

VI.OLD BUSINESS

VII.NEW BUSINESS

  1. 1.Cornerstone Church - New Riverside Campus (Development Plan): A request by Sturre Engineering on behalf of Cornerstone Church for approval of a Preliminary Development Plan application. The project consists of site improvements to accommodate a new assembly hall and offices for church operations including stormwater, parking and associated infrastructure. The property is zoned Agricultural (AG) and Rural Mixed Use (RMU) and consists of approximately 41.3 acres identified by tax map number R610 036 000 0014 0000 and located south of May River Road approximately 600 feet east of Stardust Lane. (DP-02-25-019597) (Staff - Dan Frazier)

  2. 2.UDO Amendment: A request by the Unified Development Ordinance Administrator for recommendation of Approval of an Amendment to the Town of Bluffton’s Municipal Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Article 4 – Zoning Districts, Table 4.3, Uses by District, to Allow Schools as a Permitted (“P”) Use in the Preserve (PR) Zoning District. (Staff - Charlotte Moore)

  3. 3.Public Hearing and Recommendation to Town Council for that Certain Properties Owned by Beaufort County School District Consisting of a Total of 24.12 Acres, More or Less, Located at 1105 Bluffton Parkway and Identified by Beaufort County Tax Map Nos. R600 029 000 011A 0000, R600 029 000 1736 0000 and R600 029 000 0034 0000 for Annexation into the Town of Bluffton. (ANNX-02-25-019605) (Staff - Dan Frazier)

  4. 4.Public Hearing and Recommendation to Town Council for that Certain Properties Owned by Beaufort County School District Consisting of for approximately 77.93 Acres, More or Less, consisting of the 24.12 Acres, More or Less, Located at 1105 Bluffton Parkway and Bearing Beaufort County Tax Map Nos. R600 029 000 011A 0000, R600 029 000 1736 0000 and R600 029 000 0034 0000 which are Under Consideration for Annexation and currently zoned as T2-Rural (T2R) as well as those Adjacent Properties  Consisting of the 53.731 Acres, More or Less, Located at 3050 River Ridge Drive and Bearing Beaufort County Tax Map Nos. R610 029 000 0012 0000, R610 029 000 0084 0000, R610 029 000 1780 0000, and R610 029 000 0612 0000 which are Within the Town’s Corporate Boundary and Currently Zoned as Residential General (RG), to Rezone Said Parcels to the Preserve (PR) District Pursuant to the Unified Development Ordinance (ZONE-02-25-019606) (Staff - Dan Frazier)

VIII.DISCUSSION

IX.ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE: Wednesday, May 28, 2025