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Planning panel approves annexation and General Commercial zoning for Myers Road parcel
Summary
The Planning Commission approved annexation and the assignment of City of Goose Creek General Commercial (GC) zoning to a 0.55-acre parcel on St. James Avenue (Tax Map 2231303038), after staff recommended approval and commissioners voted by voice.
The City of Goose Creek Planning Commission voted Feb. 4, 2025, to approve the annexation of a 0.55-acre parcel at St. James Avenue (Tax Map 2231303038) and assign City of Goose Creek General Commercial (GC) zoning to the site, a staff member said.
The parcel, currently vacant, is inside the area the City’s comprehensive plan identifies for future annexation. A staff member said the parcel’s county zoning is listed as Berkeley County General Commercial and the land-use classification on the comprehensive plan is shown as moderate density residential. "The staff recommendation this evening is for approval," the staff member said.
The commission packet lists the parcel as approximately 0.55 acres and located along St. James Avenue/Highway 176. Staff told the commission the surrounding future land uses include moderate density residential, village node and general commercial, and that Highway 176 is owned and maintained by the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The staff presentation said the parcel is within the City of Goose Creek water service territory and must be annexed into municipal limits to develop.
A member moved to approve the annexation and GC zoning assignment; a second was made, and the motion carried on a voice vote. The applicant on the application is listed as Barat Patel on behalf of 52 Station Development LLC; the applicant indicated a designee was present but made no presentation during the item.
Any future development will be subject to the City of Goose Creek zoning ordinance site-development standards, including access, parking, buffers and landscaping, staff said. The applicant is pursuing annexation with city council in addition to the zoning assignment approved by the Planning Commission.
The commission took no public-hearing testimony during the Planning Commission item (the record notes that the city does not hold public hearings on land annexations or zoning changes at the Planning Commission level).
