Council advances Orange Hill development agreement, rezoning on Johns Island with second-reading approvals

Charleston County Council approved the second readings of ordinances for the Orange Hill development agreement and a rezoning that would reclassify three parcels on Johns Island under a new plan development (PD) district. The council voiced its votes in roll call. For the development agreement ordinance the meeting record shows affirmative votes from multiple members; the rezoning ordinance recorded nine ayes on second reading: "Ordinance passes second reading with 9 ayes," the clerk said. What passed: Two separate but related measures advanced on second reading: (1) an ordinance approving the Orange Hill development agreement between Kiawah Resorts Associates LP and Charleston County; and (2) an ordinance rezoning property at 4612 River Road and nearby parcels from existing PD and rural agriculture zoning to the Orange Hill Plan Development PD 191 zoning district. The meeting record lists parcel identification numbers included in the rezoning motion. Context and next steps: Second reading approvals move the items forward under the county’s legislative schedule toward final adoption; the council did not state additional amendments on the floor during second reading. Any implementation will follow local land-use procedures, development-agreement conditions and the county’s development regulations.