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Hanahan council advances Foster Creek PD amendments after heated public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing Dec. 10, the Hanahan City Council approved the introduction and first reading of amendments to the Foster Creek Village planned-development ordinance to clarify which city standards apply and to resolve longstanding ambiguities; several council members voted no and the council voted to pursue mediation with the developer.
Hanahan, S.C. — The Hanahan City Council voted Dec. 10 to introduce and give first reading to amendments to the Foster Creek Village plan-development (PD) ordinance intended to clarify ambiguities in the PD and confirm that the city’s 2008 zoning and land-development regulations apply where the PD is silent.
The amendments, presented by regional planners and the city’s outside counsel, do not propose changes to densities, setbacks or substantive development rights, city attorneys said. Ross Appel, legal counsel for the city, told council that the updates are “a scalpel” to make the PD administrable and to bring it into conformance with state law. “PDs are just zoning ordinances,” Appel said during his presentation, arguing the changes will reduce decades of litigation over conflicting code references.
Why it matters: The Foster Creek PD has been a lightning rod for disputes between the city and the property owner for years. The proposed housekeeping changes would resolve…
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