Meeting: Beaufort County Council

 Date: 01/25/2010

 Issue:  Replacing Community zoning option with a Traditional Neighborhood design option.

Relevancy: Would negate need for PUDs and school impact fees in affected zoning areas, mainly north of the Broad River.

Status: Passed on second reading 6-5. See link for explanation:

http://www.bcgov.net/Council/NewCouncilWeb/CalendarOfEvents/CC/Agendas/CC012510/Item12.backup.pdf

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Meeting:  Okatie River DHEC meeting

 Date 01/26/2010

 Issue: New requirements for stormwater runoff into the Okatie.

Relevancy: Currently waterway is restricted, no shellfish harvesting allowed.

Status: Waterways needs a 51% reduction in current runoff at the headwaters and 39% at Pinckney Colony Point in order to begin restoration of harvesting over a period of years. See below for study area.

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Meeting:  Beaufort County Public Services Committee

 Date: 01/26/2010

 Issue: One percent sales tax road improvement projects.

Relevancy: Due to lack of impact fees being collected projects must be reprioritized and delayed.

Status: Staff recommendation passed with amendments, moves to full Council, see link:

http://www.bcgov.net/Council/NewCouncilWeb/CalendarOfEvents/CC/Agendas/PF012610/Item6b.proposedtext.pdf

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Meeting:  Bluffton Planning Commission

 Date: 01/27/2010

 Issue:  Affordable Housing Project on Wharf & Robertson Streets.

Relevancy: Proposed 7 units on one third of an acre in the Old town.

Status: Withdrawn, to be reintroduced at the HPC next Wednesday, with 5 units and no setback variances. requested.