Another meeting update from late January.
Meeting: Beaufort County Council
Date: 01/25/2010
Issue: Replacing Community zoning option with a Traditional Neighborhood design option.
Relevancy: Would negate need for PUDs and school impact fees in affected zoning areas, mainly north of the Broad River.
Status: Passed on second reading 6-5. See link for explanation:
http://www.bcgov.net/Council/NewCouncilWeb/CalendarOfEvents/CC/Agendas/CC012510/Item12.backup.pdf
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Meeting: Okatie River DHEC meeting
Date 01/26/2010
Issue: New requirements for stormwater runoff into the Okatie.
Relevancy: Currently waterway is restricted, no shellfish harvesting allowed.
Status: Waterways needs a 51% reduction in current runoff at the headwaters and 39% at Pinckney Colony Point in order to begin restoration of harvesting over a period of years. See below for study area.
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Meeting: Beaufort County Public Services Committee
Date: 01/26/2010
Issue: One percent sales tax road improvement projects.
Relevancy: Due to lack of impact fees being collected projects must be reprioritized and delayed.
Status: Staff recommendation passed with amendments, moves to full Council, see link:
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Meeting: Bluffton Planning Commission
Date: 01/27/2010
Issue: Affordable Housing Project on Wharf & Robertson Streets.
Relevancy: Proposed 7 units on one third of an acre in the Old town.
Status: Withdrawn, to be reintroduced at the HPC next Wednesday, with 5 units and no setback variances. requested.
