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Charleston council delays final vote on MU-3 zoning tied to Project 3,500 after questions about public-housing safeguards
Summary
After extensive debate about how the MU‑3 workforce-housing zoning applies to public-housing parcels and assurances about unit replacement, Charleston City Council voted to defer final action on the MU‑3 ordinance for two weeks to allow clarifying edits and further public outreach.
Mayor William S. Cogswell Jr. presided over an extended council discussion on April 14 that ended with the body voting to defer final action for two weeks on the MU‑3 zoning ordinance tied to Project 3,500.
Councilman Polkei (District 4) said the zoning change is consequential for neighborhoods on the Peninsula and for public-housing residents, and urged the council to clarify how public-housing units are counted and protected. Polkei said the current text and income‑mix chart had caused confusion in his…
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