Land use and zoning activities on Daniel Island
These are the issues being brought before the various City of Charleston boards and committees that are specific to land use and zoning on Daniel Island. All meetings are open for public comment except the TRC meetings. For more information on any of these proposed actions, including location and time of meetings, please send an email to president@dineighborhoodassociation.org.
City of Charleston Technical Review Committee (TRC) — At the most recent meeting on Sept. 12, committee members asked that the site plan for the proposed Woodfield apartment community on Robert Daniel Drive be revised and resubmitted. TRC members also approved road construction plans for the project, but asked that the developer work with the Stormwater Dept. to resolve issues.
At the next meeting on Sept. 19, agenda items include the site plan for a new JW Marriott Hotel on Fairchild Street on Daniel Island; the subdivision concept plan and road construction plans for Cainhoy Hopewell Residential (Phase 1), a 63-lot family residential development on the Cainhoy peninsula; and Refuel Point Hope, a proposed gas station/convenience store.
City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals – Site Design (BZA-SD) — At the next meeting on Oct. 2, agenda items include the request for a variance to allow a reduced landscape buffer on Fairchild Street, the request for a variance to allow the removal of one grand tree at 237 Black Powder Lane, the request for a variance to allow the removal of one grand tree at 106 Nobels Point, the request for a variance to allow the removal of 4 grand trees at 1185 Pinefield Drive, and the request to allow a one-year extension for the removal of one grand tree at 1124 Oak Overhang.
City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals – Zoning (BZA-Z) — The most recent meeting was held on Sept. 17 with no issues of impact to Daniel Island/Cainhoy peninsula discussed.
City of Charleston Design Review Board (DRB) — At the next meeting on Sept. 23, the request for preliminary approval for the construction of a new music performance venue and retail space at 890 Island Park Drive and the request for preliminary approval for the construction of a new two-story commercial building at 873-877 Island Park Drive will be discussed.
City of Charleston Planning Commission (PC) — The next meeting will be held on Oct. 16; the agenda is not yet published. The September 18 meeting was cancelled.