2008 comprehensive plan town of sullivans island, south carolina draft plan recommended by planning...
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2008 COMPREHENSIVE PLANTown of Sullivan’s Island,
South Carolina
Draft Plan recommended by Planning Commission to Town Council on
December 10, 2008January 5, 2009 Committees of Council
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Overview
1994 Local Government Planning EnablingAct (Title 6, Chapter 29 SC Code) requiresmunicipalities to:• Establish a Comprehensive Plan;• Evaluate Comprehensive Plan
(minimum every 5 yrs);• Update full Plan
(minimum every 10 years).
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Sullivan’s IslandComprehensive Plan Background
1. 1998 – Town Council adopted first
Comprehensive Plan (10/20/1998)
2. 2000 – Town Council adopted amended Comprehensive Plan (6/19/2000)
3. 2005 – Planning Commission reviewed Land Use element of Plan and recommended changes. Council did not amend Plan.
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Sullivan’s IslandComprehensive Plan (2008)
– January 29, 2008: Public Forum at Holy Cross Episcopal to begin public input process.
– January – December 20, 2008:• Total process was open to the public.• Commission held 27 public meetings(40-50 hours)
to review and revise the Plan. This represented 300-400 work hours total by Planning Commission members.
• Outside public meetings, Commission members devoted an untold amount of hours reviewing and editing the Plan as well as gathering information about the community.
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Sullivan’s IslandComprehensive Plan (2008)
• Town retained services of BCD-COG to draft Elements and provide some research.
• Commission requested input from Design Review Board and Board of Zoning Appeals regarding relevant Plan elements (i.e. Land Use).
• Commission relied upon Staff to suggest potential Needs & Goals items (i.e. Flood Plain Management).
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Sullivan’s IslandComprehensive Plan (2008)
Special thanks to Sullivan’s Island Staff,most particularly:
• Andy Benke, Town Administrator• Kent Prause, Zoning Administrator• Randy Robinson, Chief Building Official• Lisa Darrow, Asst. to Town Administrator
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Sullivan’s IslandComprehensive Plan (2008)
• Special thanks also go to the Planning Commission members for their hard work and willingness to work toward consensus on almost all issues.
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What is notable about2008 Plan?
It continues the long held themes
of the Town’s citizens as indicated
by the 1998 Plan and as indicated
by public input in 2008.
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2008 PLANTHEMES
1. To protect the single-family residential nature of the Island.
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2008 PLANTHEMES
2. To be protective of the environment.
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2008 PLANTHEMES
3. To be protective of the
Island’s history and
historic buildings.
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2008 PLANTHEMES
4. To be protective of the
Island’s sense of place
and way of life.
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2008 PLANTHEMES
5. To be protective of the
Island’s eclectic nature.
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2008 PLANTHEMES
6. To continue to have a small commercial district.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
These themes will be seen
throughout
the Needs & Goals of
this document.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
• It recommends serious
discussion of a new
Town Hall.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
• It recommends a strong
commitment to the Town’s
infrastructure, particularly water and wastewater systems.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
• It recommends the establishment of two new Land Use categories:
• CONSERVATION
• CONSERVATION RECREATION
Defined on page 85 of 101
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
• It recommends looking carefully at shared services and cooperation with our neighboring communities to develop potential cost savings and efficiencies.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
With regard to Town services:
• The Plan recommends that Town Council and Town Administration establish levels of capability desired, then staff, equip and train, as needed, to meet the desired
levels.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
• It recommends efforts to
utilize new technologies to enhance Town to resident communication.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
• It recommends developing a plan to create a fund to enhance employee recruitment and retention.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
• It recommends more specific action to protect the Island’s natural resources.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
• It recommends implementation of the Accreted Land Management and Master Community Commercial District (CCD) studies consistent with Town resources.
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What is notable about 2008 Plan?
• Deletes Needs & Goals items from the 1998 Plan no longer needed or applicable.
• Retains basic concepts of earlier years confirmed in 2008.
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Town Comprehensive Plan(2008)
Next Steps• Need for Council to develop a plan for review
and adoption of a final 2008 Comprehensive Plan.
• Plan must be adopted by Council through ordinance procedure:
- Public hearing (30 days notice)
- Regular Town ordinance procedure (1st, 2nd and 3rd reading; ratification)
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QUESTIONS ?