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City Council approves rezoning at 15 Radcliffe Street after heated debate over parking garage and housing
Summary
After extensive public comment and council debate, City Council approved rezoning of property near Radcliffe and Saint Philip Streets to General Business (GB); supporters said rezoning could enable affordable housing while opponents warned it would enable a private parking garage and harm neighborhood livability.
City of Charleston City Council voted to rezone property near Radcliffe and Saint Philip Streets to General Business (GB) after lengthy public comment and debate that focused on whether the change would permit a privately owned parking garage or facilitate housing.
Residents from Radcliffe Borough and neighboring areas and multiple neighborhood association representatives urged the council to oppose a privately owned parking garage proposed for parcels near 15 Radcliffe Street. Elaine Doyle, president of the Radcliffe Borough Neighborhood Association, told the council the group opposed “a parking garage in our community,” and raised concerns about long-term maintenance costs and public-safety impacts.
Frank Brumley, the property owner whose parcels are the subject of the rezoning, told the council the City’s 2019 parking study is out of date and that the site’s context has changed: “It went with the study has outdated outdated. Excuse me. It needs to be…
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