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Planning commission recommends denial of Pine Island removal from Saint Helena Cultural Protection Overlay
Summary
The Beaufort County Planning Commission voted 6–1 to recommend County Council deny an application to remove 437 acres of Pine Island from the Saint Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay, after extensive public comment and debate about culture, environment and precedent.
The Beaufort County Planning Commission voted 6–1 to recommend County Council deny an application to remove 437 acres of Pine Island from the Saint Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay (CPO), an action applicants said is needed to permit a private golf course and associated low‑density development.
County staff told the commission the CPO was established in 1999 (and readopted with updated language in 2014 and again in 2023) to limit franchise architecture, gated communities, resorts and golf courses on Saint Helena Island and to protect the island’s rural character and cultural resources. Staff recommended denial, saying removing parcels from the CPO “erodes the effectiveness of the CPO by allowing the very uses that have…
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