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Planning board recommends UDO edits to gateway overlay, expands example color palette
Summary
The Sunset Beach Planning Board voted to recommend amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance to clarify overlay vs. district conflicts, reference unified tree tables, and add an example color palette; the board found the changes consistent with the town's 2017 land‑use plan.
The Town of Sunset Beach Planning Board on Jan. 15 recommended approval of proposed amendments to the town's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) affecting the gateway overlay and urban design standards.
Staff presented three principal edits: (1) where a zoning district standard conflicts with overlay requirements, the overlay standard will control; (2) the gateway overlay will drop its standalone tree schedule and reference centralized tree tables in the UDO (tables 3.5–3.7); and (3) the code will add an appendix C example color palette that cites historic Charleston palettes as non‑branded examples property owners can match across paint brands.
Board members discussed the changes and whether they required further refinement; staff emphasized the example palette is illustrative, not brand‑specific, and that appendix C will list color numbers owners can match with any paint manufacturer. The board read a consistency statement finding the amendments consistent with the Town of Sunset Beach 2017 land‑use plan and moved to recommend approval to the town council. The motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote.
Next steps: the planning board's recommendation will be forwarded to the town council for consideration; any formal adoption would follow the council's public hearing and approval process.
