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James Island Planning Commission recommends letting council set permit fees by resolution
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend that the town move its fee schedule out of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations so Town Council can change fees by council resolution rather than by zoning text amendment; the commission also approved minutes from February 13.
The Town of James Island Planning Commission on May 8 recommended that the town move its fee schedule out of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations and give Town Council authority to change fees by resolution.
The commission, led by Chairwoman Deborah Bidwell, unanimously approved staff’s proposed amendment to remove the fee schedule from the zoning regulations and forward the change as a recommendation to Town Council. Planning Director Kristen Crane reviewed the proposal and said the change would remove the fee schedule from the zoning ordinance and allow council to adjust fees through a resolution rather than the current multi-step zoning text amendment process.
"This should be pretty easy," Crane said, explaining that under the current procedure even minor fee changes require a text amendment with public hearing, first reading and second reading. Crane told commissioners she had compiled fee comparisons from other municipalities for context but that the amendment before the commission did not itself set specific new fees.
The commission also approved the minutes from its Feb. 13 meeting during the May 8 session.
The Planning Commission’s recommendation will go to Town Council, which will consider the amendment at its May 15 meeting (first reading). The commission’s next meeting is scheduled for June.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes from Feb. 13, 2025: motion passed on roll call. (Roll-call yes votes recorded; names not specified in the transcript.) - Recommendation to remove the fee schedule from the Zoning and Land Development Regulations so council may set fees by resolution: motion passed on roll call; commission will forward recommendation to Town Council for consideration on May 15 (first reading).
