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Planning commission disapproves rezoning request for Beas Ferry Road property after debate over density and affordable housing
Summary
The commission followed staff’s recommendation to disapprove a requested change from R-4 to UR zoning for several Beas Ferry Road parcels; proponents said the plan would include deed-restricted attainable homes while opponents, neighbors and preservation advocates cited traffic, flooding and comprehensive-plan inconsistency.
The Charleston County Planning Commission voted to disapprove a request to rezone several parcels on Beas Ferry Road from R-4 (low-density residential) to UR (urban residential).
Staff said the county’s comprehensive plan designates the parcels for low-density single-family development and found the UR zoning would allow densities—up to 16 dwelling units per acre—that conflict with the future land use designation and surrounding properties. Staff recommended disapproval because the proposed zoning did not meet approval criteria.
The applicants and supporters framed the request as a way to deliver for-sale attainable housing. Tony Berry, a Mount Pleasant-based land developer, said his company built roughly 150 homes regionally and proposed a 100-unit, for-sale townhome community with deed…
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