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I'm
sorry,
I'm,
Patricia,
Warner
and
I
live
at
70,
Meadow
Drive,
which
is
just
adjacent
to
this
property
in
question.
I
have
lived
on
that
property
since
2000
I
have
been
a
resident
of
Beaufort
County
since
1987..
That
property
has
always
been
Agricultural
and
I
came
here
because
I
was
hoping
the
county
would
listen
to
us,
because
the
Bluffton
City
will
not
listen
to
anything
that
we
I
mean
they
just
force
development
on
us
left
and
right.
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There
are
a
number
of
for
200
year
old,
oat,
Live
Oaks
on
that
property
at
least
half
a
dozen
it's
a
very
historic
area
ice.
Take
my
life
in
my
hands.
Every
time.
I
leave
my
house
to
go
to
work
and
take
my
son
to
school
every
day,
because
I
have
about
a
half
a
second
to
get
out
of
that
road
before
I
get
hit
by
a
car
and
I
and
there's
no
choice.
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There's
cars
coming
from
Savannah
there's
cars
coming
out
of
Bluffton
they're,
going
both
ways
and
I
have
to
turn
left
I
have
no
choice,
so
use
peel
Wheels
out
of
there
every
single
time
you
leave
to
go
to
work
and
I
know.
We
just
passed
this
one
percent
sales
tax.
How
about
a
little
green
space
in
this
area?
I
mean
there's
commercial
Development,
Across
the
street,
there's
commercial
development
directly
adjacent
to
this
property
of
a
hundred
plus
acres.
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Frazier
so
kind
of
looking
at
that
entire
area
assessing
just
changes
that
have
occurred
since
the
access
management
plan
was
done.
Looking
at
existing
and
proposed
development.
Looking
at
the
traffic
patterns
in
and
around
the
corridor.
Looking
at
the
crash
history
of
the
corridor
itself
and
then
looking
at
the
2040
volumes
from
the
regional
travel
demand
model
for
mail
cars,
so
basically
the
and
then
the
developments
that
we
see
in
the
area,
obviously
with
Beaufort
station,
that's
currently
under
construction
and
then
there's
a
couple
of
other
developments
that
are
proposed.
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170
Apartments,
as
well
as
the
medical
office
there
on
170
near
WK
Austin,
so
some
of
the
developments
that
we're
seeing
at
least
being
proposed
in
the
area
and
obviously
one
currently
under
construction
So.
Based
upon
all
that
information.
The
recommendations
that
came
out
of
the
updated
study
was
the
extension
of
Joe
Frazier
Road
from
Broad
River
down
to
170
and
connecting
with
a
realigned
ghosty
Hill
Road
that
connects
them
farther
to
the
south.
At
a
signalized
intersection
there
potentially
signalizing
the
the
intersection
of
Broad
River
Boulevard
and
w
k.
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Basically,
the
traffic
signal
spacing
is
extended
a
little
bit
farther
than
what
was
in
the
original
access
management
plan,
which
was
at
1900
square
feet
and
is
being
proposed
to
be
at
basically
a
half
mile
spacing
which,
again,
from
a
traffic
perspective,
is
much
easier
to
be
able
to
coordinate
signals
as
well
as
lengthen
out.
Those
areas
where
you
have
potential
conflicts
and
congestion
driveway
spacing
is
to
remain
the
same.
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So
basically
one
driveway
per
500
feet
of
Frontage,
and
then
the
thing
that
I
wanted
to
mention
was
as
a
part
of
the
mpo
with
Lads.
They
are
actually
looking
at
a
overall
Corridor
study
along
U.S
or
sc170
from
the
traffic
circle
over
at
46
all
the
way
to
boundary,
so
that
entire
stretch
is
going
to
be
in
a
corridor
study
and
that's
going
to
take
place
in
fiscal
year.
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So.
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No,
it's
it's
actually
at
Joe
Frazier,
it's
so
Joe,
Frazier
and
and
I
guess
what
I
mean
by
that
is
that
fourth
leg
of
that
intersection
doesn't
exist,
is
currently
Colonial
and
so
there'll
be
some
reworking
of
colonial
to
tie
into
the
extension
Joe
Frazier,
but
Joe
Frazier
will
extend
from
the
east
or
farther
east
from
Broad
River
and
then
connect
down
to
170.,
so
that
that's
what's
meant
by
that.
That
particular
boy.
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Is
yeah?
That's
not
proposed
right
now.
As
a
as
a
traffic
signal,
there
is
a
proposal
for
a
potential
Frontage
Road
for
connection
farther
to
the
east.
Again,
that
would
be
it
would
have
to
meet
signal
warrants
to
be
able
to
be
justified,
but
you
know
the
as
of
right
now
the
signalized
locations
would
be
at
Joe
Frazier
on
Broad
River
and
W.K
Austin
on
Broadway.
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Hey
good
afternoon,
Mr
chairman
good
afternoon,
this
is
the
Planning
Commission.
So
what
we
have
before
you
is
a
administrative
initiated,
Amendment
and
I
just
want
to
give
a
little
background
here,
because
it
kind
of
is
following
a
little
bit
of
a
different
path
than
your
typical
text.
Amendment
coming
forward
to
Planning
Commission.
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This
is
something
that
was
initiated
and
approved
by
County
Council
in
October
24th
in
they
approved
the
ordinance
and
first
reading
in
title
only
and
that
what
they
did
was
they
enacted
pending
Ordnance
Doctrine,
which
means
that,
while
this
project
is
active
as
long
as
they
follow
a
certain
procedure,
it
allows
for
any
development.
It
kind
of
stays.
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So
this
has
received
first
and
second
reading
by
County
Council
and
gone
through
public
hearing.
It's
now
coming
to
the
Planning
Commission,
the
way
our
ordinance
and
the
way
state
law
is
written.
You
know
this
is
it's
allowed
to
come
to
Planning
Commission
at
this
stage?
It's
not
typical,
but
it's
you
know
before
third
and
final
reading
is
given,
there
has
to
be
a
public
hearing
before
Planning
Commission,
so
that's
kind
of
the
history
of
where
it
came
from,
and
you
know
where
it
is
before
you
today.
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If
you
remember
two
summers
ago,
we
had
a
series
of
amendments
to
our
sign
ordinance
kind
of
similar
trajectory
as
that
one,
but
certainly
the
planning
commission's
input
on
this
is
is
you
know,
needed
and
will
feed
into
third
and
final
reading
by
County
Council?
What
this
amendment
does
is
it
currently
in
our
codes,
we
have
a
requirements
in
our
accessory
use
section
that
says
you
cannot
use
a
shipping
container
as
an
accessory
use.
This
is
something
every
now
and
then
we
have
to
deal
with
a
lot
of
times.
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So
that's
why
we're
amending
the
architectural
standards
and
guidelines,
in
addition
to
that,
we've
amended
to
the
community
or
the
Community
preservation
districts,
the
table
in
there,
which
talks
about
which
sections
of
the
body
of
the
code
are
relevant
to
that
as
well.
What
this
does?
It's
very
straightforward.
It's
basically
prohibits
the
use
of
shipping
containers
as
print
dwelling
units,
but
it
also
looks
at
any
kind
of
similar
structure,
and
it
includes
in
that-
and
this
is
addressing
some
other
issues
that
we've
been
dealing
with
in
the
playing
department-
travel,
trailers,
RVs.
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A
lot
of
these
tiny
homes
are
in
fact,
kind
of
souped
up
travel
trailers.
You
know
with
with
wooden
siding
on
them.
It
clarifies
that
those
are,
you
know,
not
actual
structures,
and
so
this
really
addresses
a
public
safety
issue,
because
those
are
not
designed
they're,
not
meeting
International
building
codes,
they're,
not
meeting.
You
know,
they're
not
classified
as
mobile
homes
which
meet
HUD
guidelines.
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C
Seen
some
of
these
some
of
these
houses
are,
you
know
phenomenal?
You
know
where
they
have.
You
know
they
kind
of
use
the
shipping
containers,
as,
as
you
know,
modular
units
that
they
stack
and
arrange
an
interesting
pattern,
and
it
was
his
opinion
that
at
that
point,
the
shipping
container
you're
having
to
do
so
much
to
the
structure
to
bring
it
up
to.
You
know
International,
building
codes
that
in
that
case
you
know,
when
you're,
using
multiple
containers
like
that,
it's
no
longer
a
shipping
container.
It's
really
a
building.
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Maybe
what
this
is
doing
is
kind
of
eliminating
proliferation
of
these
small
units,
and
somebody
wants
to
do
something
creative
with
a
bunch
of
units
and
get
an
architect
involved,
and
you
know,
make
all
the
necessary
improvements
to
bring
it
up
to
building
code.
That
would
be
a
different
case
than
this.
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And
that
begs
the
question:
is
there
a
definition
for
a
shipping
container
RV
and
the
other
one
travel
trailer
I
mean
there
should
be
something
in
the
definition
section
of
the
and
then
you
added
the
word
tiny
beginning.
There
too
specifically
says
what
is
a
shipping
container?
What
is
a
travel
trailer?
What
does
a
recreational
vehicle
so
there's
no
ambiguity
with
those
three
things
so
I
would
consider
adding
that
language
as
well
and
then,
lastly,
what
if
there's
a
violation
does
that
include
in
the
code
or
is
that
part
of
something
else.
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There's
nothing
in
here
about
tiny
houses,
but
what
I
was
mentioning
is
that
what
we're
seeing
is
a
lot
of
what
is
being
classified
as
tiny
houses
or
actually
these
travel
trailers.
You
know
they're
they're,
not
you
know.
They're,
not.
Meeting
building
codes
are
actually
something
that's
manufactured.
That
is,
you
know
it's
like
a
you
know,
a
travel,
trailer
fifth
wheel
camper,
but
you
know
made
to
look
like
a
house,
and
you
know
this
draws
that
distinction.
Those
are
not
meant
to
be
permanent,
habitable
structures.
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C
It
has
to
be
moved
every
six
months
and
I
think
the
same
with
the
travel
trailer.
So
there's
certain
requirements
that
it
can't
be
permanently
anchored
and
so
I
I
would
say
would
be
addressed
that
way.
Okay,
but
you
know,
as
far
as
if
a
structure
was
properly
permitted,
you
know
in
in
and
built
to
building
codes.
Then
it's
a
non-conformity
so
nobody's
going
to
get
kicked
out
of
us
if
something
is
a
permanent
structure
and
and
been
properly
permitted.
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K
Yes,
at
your
September,
8th,
Planning
Commission
meeting,
we
had
discussions
on
these
matters
and
this
was
something
that
you
all
instructed
staff
to
kind
of
like
you
all
initiated
this
text.
But
in
addition
to
that,
the
comprehensive
plan
that
was
recently
adopted
also
spoke
to
us.
We
kind
of
have
two
things
that
you
all
you
just
kind
of
pulled
this
forward
a
little
bit
sooner,
so
staff
went
back
and
have
been
working
on
this,
since
there
are
a
few
things.
K
Those
are
kind
of
mandated
by
the
state
also,
so
we
can't
we
can't
really
Tinker
with
that
stuff,
but
we
do
have
some
room
in
between
that
as
a
county
to
figure
out
what
works
best
for
us.
So
what
staff
did
is
we
talked
with
many
different
people
regarding
process
people
who
work
in
the
business
how
these
operations
work.
K
It's
completely
two
different
acts,
so
there's
even
distinctions
within
that
which
are
existing
code
speaks
to
as
well,
and
I
can
talk
to
that.
If
you
want
to
speak
a
little
bit,
but
sometimes
we
throw
this
section
back
to
it,
so
we
used
it.
So
in
that
section
we
went
off
of
that
figured
out
when
it
would
apply
and
why
and
then
when,
when
does
clear,
cutting
kick
in
and
in
what
circumstances.
K
So,
if
you
look
in
the
text,
Amendment,
that's
kind
of
what
we
focused
in
in
regards
to
establishing
the
what
is
considered
to
be
the
practice
of
it
what's
acceptable
and
what
the
you
scroll
down,
yeah
right
there
perfect.
So
in
that
you'll
see,
let's
just
go
right
to
it.
You
have
one
section
which
is
a
one-year
deferral
and
you
have
one
that's
a
five
year,
that's
by
the
state.
Currently
it's
a
two-year.
K
They
would
have
the
five-year
referral
so
we're
encouraging
the
ACT
of
people
who
want
to
do
this.
Getting
with
a
state
license
Forester
in
the
state
getting
a
course
management
plan
put
in
place,
and
we
talk
with
people
who
do
this
and
what
goes
into
it
and
what
your
typical
Timber
is
and
what
they
go
for,
and
that's
really
the
two
distinctions
here
and
what
we
did
is
if
you
look
at
the
just
above
that
section,
it's
very
important
how
we
open
this.
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K
K
A
K
K
So
it's
really
just
kind
of
a
situation
how
this
would
play
out.
We
get
a
call
somebody's
cutting
their
property
code.
Enforcement
goes
out.
Goes
there
hey.
We've
got
a
forestry
management
plan
in
place.
All
right,
keep
going,
I,
don't
have
a
force
management
plan.
Stop
working
I
mean
that's.
Unfortunately,
that's
the
industry
that
we're
working
in
here.
It's
not
one
of
these
things
where
we're
saying
you
need
to
come
to
us
to
get
this
approved.
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K
K
K
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K
It's
typical
to
have
one
in
five
years
and
that's
typical.
That's
typical!
That's
what
we
did,
what
we
did
for
Beaufort
County,
considering
how
much
you
know
was
that
we
love
our
trees
here
they
play
a
very
important
role
in
the
environment
and
our
ecosystem.
What
we
did
here
at
Beaufort
County
is,
is
that
we
we
provided
a
clear
distinction
of
a
concern
just
so
there
was
none
of
this
well,
is
it
or
is
it?
So?
It's
really
simple:
you
have
a
forestry
management
plan,
you're
considered
Bonafide
forestry
instead
of
culture.
If.
K
Is
no,
there
is
a
penalty,
so
if
you
do
have
a
forestry
management
plan,
your
penalty
is
just
continue.
Your
cut.
You
just
have
to
wait
for
one
year
before
you
come
into
a
permit,
build
on
your
way.
If
you
don't
have
one
in
place,
you
have
to
wait
five
years
and
in
addition
to
that-
and
this
is
where
we've
gone
in
my
opinion,
above
what
other
Counties
have
done.
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K
We
are
saying
you
have
to
plant
your
site
back,
just
like
you
would
have
if
you
were
running
a
forestry
out
and
we
we
Circle
it
back
to
a
section
of
the
code
which
is
in
this
section
that
has
a
per
acre.
So
what
we
found
is
if
we
we
can't
go
out
there
if
they've
cut
it
our
other
section,
does
it
by
caliber
inches,
but
if
they've
gone
out
and
cut,
and
we
have
new
legal
mechanisms
that
we're
thinking
like
lawyers
on
this
there's
no
legal
mechanism
for
us
to
determine.
K
Well,
how
much
did
you
cut
it?
We
would
just
be
running
in
circles.
What
we
did
is
we
just
tied
it
back
to
the
section
just
above
this,
that
does
it
as
a
per
acre
based
off
of
the
type
of
force
and
how
much
you
have
to
plant.
Therefore,
we
would
be
able
to
go
in
there
use
air.
Do
that
stuff
figure
out
what
was
cut,
what
wasn't
cut
kind
of
get
a
general
acreage
and
then
have
them
submit
us
a
plant-back
plan
based
that
based
off
of
what's
already
in
the
code.
A
D
K
Yes,
they
can
go
in,
they
can
cut
trees,
but
from
the
people
that
we
spoke
with
and
the
people
who
work
in
this
industry,
and
they
would
have
no
reason
to
tell
us
otherwise
they
they're
not
after
Oak
they're,
after
Pine
they're
after
other
species.
There's
no
there's
really
no
aftermarket
value
in
that
for
the
purposes
of
clear
cutting.
So
when
they
go
out
as
a
force,
they
go
out,
they
Mark
they
say,
don't
remove
these
trees.
These
are
your
good
trees.
This
isn't
worth
your
cut.
K
K
H
K
Think
you
know
as
a
part
of
Staff,
we
have
as
a
part
of
the
conversations
we've
had
conversations
with
people
at
different
levels
already
and
we've
kind
of
let
them
know
where
we
are
taking
this
and
what
direction
we
are
going
on.
Just
kind
of
bounce
ideas
off
of
it.
You
know
probably
we're
pushing
the
boundaries
a
little
bit
here,
but
I
think
Beaufort
County
is
worth
it
and
we
should
so.
K
K
A
H
A
C
Somebody
has
some
large
Live
Oaks
in
the
middle
of
their
property
and
it
becomes
kind
of
a
loophole
to
to
our
tree
ordinances
and
I.
Think
what
this
does
is
it
really
is.
Somebody
has
a
plan
they're
not
going
to
be
basically
clear-cutting
the
whole
site
they're
going
to
be
working
around
the
hardwood
timber.
You
know
and.
H
F
C
K
C
D
K
H
K
There
you
go,
this
is
what
we're
working
off
of
it's
very
clear
and
they
tell
you
as
a
local
jurisdiction
what
you
have
the
rights
to
do.
So
that's
what
we've
done.
What
we've
done
in
addition
to
that
is
we've
with
for
us
we've,
we've
kind
of
provided
the
the
two
Frameworks
of
the
main
kind
of
slides
and
there's
you've
got
the
acreage,
which
is
five
and
up
that's
when
so
anything,
that's
five
acres
or
less
wouldn't
be
under
this
section.
You
might
be
under
our
other
section
regarding
the
illegal
removal
of
tree.
K
That's
a
different
approach
to
compliance.
So
that's
one
thing
there
on
the
five
acres
and
then
in
addition
to
that,
it's
a
certain
percent.
Let's
so,
let's
say
it's
a
10
acre
parcel,
but
they
go
out
there
and
they
only
cut
a
certain
percent
and
we
get
it.
What
it's
doing
is
it's
allowing
staff,
some
flexibility
to
work
with
them
to
replant
site
back,
but
not
hit
them
hard
with
the
five-year
it
gets
caught
soon
enough.
K
A
A
I
have
a
second
second
Gail,
all
right
any
further
discussion.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
raise
your
hand
all
right.
Thank
you.
Mark
all
right,
very
good
work,
great
work.
There,
nice
initiative,
the
last
piece
of
business
we've
got.
You
should
have
in
your
packet,
a
calendar
for
2023
I.
Just
make
note
here
that
the
next
meeting
is.
H
A
Yes,
I
think
that's
a
question
that
we
we've
answered
in
the
past
that
we
will,
when
the
meetings
were
predominantly
involving
properties
south
of
the
Broad
River
I
would
have
thought
that
we
might
have
had
one
this
year.
This
this
one
could
have
been
potentially
and
down
there
with
no
one
gets
again.