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Historic Phillips-area church cleared to add gravel parking and signage with condition to move freestanding sign
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved a request from a church in the Phillips Community Historic District to install a gravel parking area, an ADA pad and two signs, but required the freestanding sign be relocated away from the church’s primary view and vision clearance standards.
The Charleston County Historic Preservation Commission on Sept. 17 approved a certificate of historic appropriateness allowing a church on Bennett Charles Road in the Phillips Community Historic District to convert a grass area to a gravel parking lot, add a 615-square-foot ADA concrete parking pad and install one wall sign and one freestanding sign, conditioned on relocating the freestanding sign away from the church’s primary view and in compliance with vision‑clearance rules. Staff said the building is a contributing resource to the Phillips Community National Register listing and recommended approval with two conditions: move the freestanding sign to the opposite side of the vehicular access to avoid obstructing the view of the historic church, and require any major changes to…
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