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Charleston planning panel declines to recommend mixed-use rezoning for 2.39-acre Johns Island parcel
Summary
The Charleston County Planning Commission did not forward a recommendation to County Council on a request to rezone a 2.39-acre Johns Island parcel from limited commercial to mixed use after public opposition and split votes; the matter will go to County Council for a final hearing.
Philip Simmons, a Johns Island property owner, asked the Charleston County Planning Commission to rezone a 2.39-acre family parcel at 2856 Cain Slash Road from limited commercial to mixed use. “Our family have called John's Island home for almost 90 years,” Simmons said, adding the change would allow flexibility to mix small commercial uses and housing for local workers.
The request drew opposition from residents and neighborhood groups who said the island’s roads and intersections, notably Maybank Highway at River Road, cannot support higher density. Peter Rubino, speaking for the Johns Island Task Force, said the region’s regional planning rating shows the corridor’s level of service at “F or worse” and urged denial. “We cannot support additional residential development that is…
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