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Task force debates expanding Mitchellville zoning and recalibrating RM‑4 density to address neighborhood equity and scale
Summary
Hilton Head Island planning staff asked the task force for directional input on several LMO amendments, including whether to expand the Mitchellville zoning district across Mitchellville Road and whether to replace RM‑4’s sliding‑scale density with a fixed 6 dwelling units per acre; members emphasized infrastructure limits, resident outreach and cultural preservation.
Hilton Head Island planning staff asked the Land Management Ordinance task force on April 9 for guidance on several possible code changes, chiefly whether to extend the Mitchellville zoning district across Mitchellville Road and whether to replace the RM‑4 sliding‑scale density with a flat 6 dwelling units per acre.
The staff presentation summarized a packet memo that, if implemented in full, would align more parcels with Mitchellville rules — increasing some bulk and use allowances (for example, higher height limits cited in the presentation, a rise in maximum height from 45 feet in some RM districts to 75 feet in Mitchellville, and an increase in maximum impervious coverage from 35% to 50%). “This memo outlines several LMO amendments currently under review at the direction of town council,” the planner presenting the…
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