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Developers present four‑lot PD proposal for 2828 River Road; commissioners and neighbors raise UGB and precedent concerns
Summary
At a conceptual plan development workshop, Eagles Home LLC pitched a four‑lot PD at 2828 River Road including two deed‑restricted workforce units priced at $275,000; commissioners and nearby residents raised concerns about the site being outside the urban growth boundary and about precedent and septic/driveway impacts.
Developers representing Eagles Home LLC presented a conceptual plan development (PD) for a 1.28‑acre parcel at 2828 River Road during a Jan. 12 workshop. The proposal would subdivide the parcel into four lots (about 3.13 units per acre) and set two units as workforce homeownership units subject to deed restrictions (the presenters discussed a 30‑year restriction and said they could extend it if needed).
Presenter Igor Zakarias said the project aims to provide smaller custom homes to contribute to affordable homeownership options in Charleston County and described outreach with neighbors and the Jones Island task force. He said two of the four homes would be priced at about $275,000 to target households earning less than 80% of area median income and described the project as coordinated with county staff and other agencies.
Commissioners and an architect member noted the property lies outside the county’s urban growth boundary and warned that upzoning in that location could set an undesirable precedent. Concerns included access and traffic (multiple driveways onto River Road) and whether the PD approach was appropriate for a rural AGR‑zoned parcel. One commissioner questioned whether a PD of that density is the right tool outside the growth boundary.
Several local residents spoke in opposition. Louise Maybank, who said she was involved in drawing Johns Island zoning and the urban growth boundary, urged the commission to protect the integrity of the underlying zoning and described the request as precedent‑setting. John Zlogar, representing the Johns Island Task Force, said the proposal conflicts with ZLDR and the comp plan; he noted that AGR future land use supports 1 unit per acre and cited available affordable housing bonus provisions that, he said, can allow additional units without rezoning.
This item was presented as a workshop/conceptual PD; no formal action or vote was taken by the commission at this meeting.
Next steps: Staff and the applicant will continue coordination; any formal PD application would return to the commission for public hearing and possible recommendation prior to County Council review.
