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Planning commission approves rezoning at 1452 Sumner Avenue and grants contingent approval to three preliminary plats
Summary
The commission unanimously approved rezoning 1452 Sumner Avenue from R‑1 to R‑2 and granted contingent approvals for preliminary plats including Chester Hill (private roads and road name change), Leopold Drive (road extension) and the Baron Tract phase with conditions for drainage and utility availability.
The North Charleston Planning Commission voted unanimously at its April meeting to rezone 1452 Sumner Avenue (TMS 4731400136) from R‑1 (single‑family residential) to R‑2 (multifamily residential) and to forward the item to the mayor and city council and the Public Safety Committee for additional public input on May 21.
Staff presented the rezoning as consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and the property’s designation as Traditional Neighborhood Development. In the staff presentation the parcel was described as a cleared vacant lot and staff recommended approval. The applicant, Jared, told the commission the proposal is intended to provide “affordable workforce housing.” No members of the public signed up to speak during the advertised public hearing.
During the roll call for the rezoning vote commissioners were recorded as voting aye in sequence: Mister Bellamy, Mister Fife, Mister Massey, Mister Mott, Mister Monty, Mister Sharp and Miss Reed; the motion passed unanimously.
The commission also considered and granted contingent approvals for three preliminary plats. One revised preliminary plat (Chester Hill) proposes converting previously proposed public roads to private roads, a renaming of Watson Hill Road to Chester Hill Road, and subdividing approximately 189 acres into 169 single‑family lots plus roughly 150 acres of conservation/open space; staff recommended contingent approval pending detailed drainage and road plans and confirmation of water and sewer availability. Another preliminary plat would create a roughly 683‑foot, two‑lane public roadway extension (Leopold Drive/Neil Paul Drive) intended to be dedicated to the city; staff recommended contingent approval. A third preliminary plat (Tract E / Baron Tract) covers about 17.292 acres and proposes 88 residential lots (22 single‑family and 66 townhome lots); staff recommended contingent approval subject to rezoning of portions, drainage plans and utility availability. For all plat approvals the commission’s actions were contingent on standard technical requirements being met by staff and engineering review.
All of these plat and rezoning approvals were recorded as contingent approvals or forwarded actions; the rezoning will next be considered by the mayor and council and the Public Safety Committee with additional public input opportunities.
