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Planning commission recommends rezoning of 2338 Ashley River Road; County Council to hold public hearing
Summary
The Charleston County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a comp‑plan map amendment and accompanying ZLDR text amendment to change 2338 Ashley River Road from neighborhood commercial to community commercial, sending the request to County Council for public hearings on Feb. 10 and Feb. 19, 2026.
The Charleston County Planning Commission on Jan. 12 recommended approval of a comprehensive‑plan map amendment and a Zoning and Land Development Regulations (ZLDR) text amendment for 2338 Ashley River Road, moving the parcel from neighborhood commercial (NC) to community commercial (CC) and clearing the way for higher‑intensity uses and increased residential density.
Chair Cindy Floyd opened the discussion after staff presented the request and recommended disapproval, citing the overlay’s intent for the village commercial area to be less intense than the commercial core. The request, submitted for tax map 353‑05‑00‑001, would increase allowable residential density from 4 units per acre under NC to 16 units per acre under CC and would add uses allowed in CC but not in NC.
Applicant Walter Sprouse, managing director of Cooper Sprouse LLC, described the site (an out‑of‑use car wash adjacent…
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