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Planning commission backs tighter Holiday Homes overlay; forwards amendment to council

Town of Hilton Head Island Planning Commission · March 18, 2026
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Summary

The Town of Hilton Head Island Planning Commission voted to recommend a text amendment to the Holiday Homes neighborhood character overlay that would tighten setbacks, reduce allowable floor area and impervious coverage, lower allowable driveway widths in buffers and cap building height; the recommendation will go to Town Council for first reading.

The Town of Hilton Head Island Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of an amendment to the Holiday Homes neighborhood character overlay, forwarding the LMO text change to Town Council for first reading on April 7.

Trey Low of planning staff reviewed the proposed text amendment and said the change would add the neighborhood’s private protective covenants and restrictions into the overlay, close several exclusions and impose several new limits on development in the overlay. Key regulatory changes staff highlighted include…

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