Planning Commission Meeting Wednesday, January 24, 2024 06:00 PM Theodore D. Washington Municipal Building, Henry “Emmett” McCracken Jr. Council Chambers, 20 Bridge Street, Bluffton, SC

This meeting can be viewed live on Beaufort County Channel, on Hargray Channel 9 and 113 or on Spectrum Channel 1304.

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 THE AGENDA

V.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

  1. 1.December 20, 2023 Minutes

VI.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

  1. 1.Election of Planning Commission Chair

  2. 2.Election of Planning Commission Commission Vice-Chair

  3. 3.Election of Development Review Committee Member

VII.PUBLIC COMMENT

VIII.OLD BUSINESS

IX.NEW BUSINESS

  1. 1.Car Village (Certificate of Appropriateness- Highway Corridor Overlay): A request by Dan Keefer on behalf of Charlie and Brown LLC for review of a Certificate of Appropriateness - Highway Corridor Overlay District application. The project consists of 20,000 SF of clubhouse space and 5 buildings divided into garage condominium units totally approximately 80,000SF and associated infrastructure. The property is zoned Village at Verdier PUD and consists of approximately 5.00 acres, identified by tax map number R610-021-000-0808-0000, located on Highway 170 approximately 1,200 feet south of Seagrass Station Road and falls within the Town of Bluffton Highway Corridor Overlay District. (COFA-08-23-018440) (Staff - Katie Peterson)

  2. 2.Unified Development Ordinance Amendments (Public Hearing): Amendments to the Town of Bluffton’s Municipal Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23, Unified Development Ordinance, Relating to Contributing Resources and Development Standards in Old Town Bluffton Historic District, including Article 3 – Application Process, Sec. 3.18, Certificate of Appropriateness-Historic District; Sec. 3.19, Site Feature-Historic District Permit; and, Sec. 3.25, Designation of Contributing Resources; Article 4 – Zoning Districts, Table 4.3, Uses by District; Article 5 – Design Standards, Sec. 5.10, Stormwater; 5.11, Parking; and, Sec. 5.15, Old Town Bluffton Historic District; and, Article 9 – Definitions and Interpretations, Sec. 9.2, Defined Terms and Sec. 9.3, Interpretation of Dimensional Standards. (Staff - Charlotte Moore)

X.DISCUSSION

XI.ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE: Wednesday, February 28, 2024