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Planning Commission Wednesday, August 23, 2023 can be found here: https://bluffton-sc.municodemeetings.com/
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Here,
commissioner,
Michael
here
notice
regarding
adjournment,
the
Planning
Commission
will
not
hear
new
items
until
after
9
will
not
hear
new
items
after
9:30
p.m.
unless
authorized
by
majority
vote
of
the
commission
members
present
items
which
have
not
been
heard
before
9:30
may
be
continued
to
the
next
regular
meeting
or
a
special
meeting
date,
as
determined
by
the
commission
members
notice
regarding
public
comments.
Every
member
of
the
public,
who
is
recognized
to
speak,
shall
address
the
chairman
and,
in
speaking,
avoid
disrespect
to
the
commission
staff
or
other
members
of
the
meeting
state.
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A
A
second
second,
all
in
favor
I
public
comments
for
items
not
on
the
Ed
of
we
do
not
old
business.
The
refuel
certificate
of
appropriateness,
Highway,
Corridor
overlay,
a
certificate
of
appropriateness
to
permit
the
landscape,
lighting
and
architecture
for
refuel
convenience
store
and
gas
station
located
along
South
Carolina
Highway
46
across
from
the
May
River
Crossing.
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Good
evening,
Planning
Commission
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
Miss
Peterson,
let
her
have
some
some
welld
deserved
time
off,
so
she
is
she's
out
this
evening.
This
case
was
brought
in
front
of
you,
I
believe
that
was,
and
it
was
tabled
for
a
couple
of
items
dealing
with
the
building
itself.
I
believe
a
lot
of
those
items
have
have
been
addressed
through
that
process.
One
item
that
I
wanted
to
bring
to
your
attention,
which
hopefully
everyone
had
opportunity-
the
site
plan
was
revised.
D
In
order
for
the
applicant
to
get
the
foundation
planting,
there
was
an
adjustment
to
the
parking
area
in
between
the
convenience
building,
as
well
as
the
Car
Wash,
so
the
applicant
has
updated
their
plans.
They've
actually
moved
these
parking
spaces
out
and
they
have
two
parallel
spaces
and
moving
the
vacuums
over
here,
which
is
actually
pretty
a
good
thing.
So
that
way
it
prevents
any
conflicting
movements
with
the
car
wash
and
parking.
D
So
that
was
one
of
the
big
changes
from
the
site
plan
came
about,
elevations,
I,
believe
everyone.
Everyone
has
had
an
opportunity
to
see
the
elevations
I'm
just
going
to
scroll
through
these
rather
quickly.
D
If
you
have
questions
you
can
ask
one
of
the
items
that
I
going
to
bring
forward
here
is
that
there
are
two
dumpsters
that
are
shown
on
the
site
plan
and
we
just
recommend
that
we
have
the
the
bottom
one
here
in
black
and
white
removed
U.
My
understanding
that
that's
the
the
dumpster
that's
for
the
medical
office
building,
that's
located
next
door.
So
it's
a
a
partnership
between
those
two
applicants,
as
this
is
moving
forward.
D
But
the
one
in
color
here
is
for
refuel,
and
this
is
the
car
wash
details.
Canopy
as
well,
the
design
of
the
canopy
was
changed.
Material
board
has
been
updated
as
well:
the
frosted
glass
and
the
canopy.
D
This
is
the
example
was
provided
the
lighting
plan,
so
the
I
think
the
the
numbers
are
still
compliance,
but
just
the
update
of
the
the
site
plan
there
and
then
the
original
landscape
plan
was
adjusted
and
there's
an
increase
in
the
different
type
of
plant
materials
and
that's
on
the
adjusted
land
site
plan
as
well.
It
was
able
to
meet
all
of
the
review
criteria
that
are
listed
in
3173
this
evening.
D
You
have
the
ability
to
approve
the
application,
is
submitted
approved
with
conditions
or
to
deny
the
application
of
the
15
items
that
were
provided
in
the
minimo.
You
can
see
that
there
were
three
that
were
highlighted
in
red.
That
would
need
to
be
addressed
for
the
final
plan.
We
have
those
staff
recommendations
here
as
just
to
all
comments,
and
then
the
final
development
plan
must
be
approved
prior
to
the
cert
of
the
certificate
of
appropriateness
being
being
issued.
D
Any
sign
permits
are
issued
separately
and
that
you
can,
if
you
so
choose
with
the
to
include
on
here,
is
that
that
Al,
brick
dumpster
enclosure
is
enclosure
is
removed
from
the
landscape
plan.
So
with
that
I'm
here
to
answer
any
questions
the
applicant's
here
and
is
available
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
E
Any
yeah
I
think
we're
I,
think
it's
since
we
had
presentation
before
I
think
to
address
with
Odyssey
Services
Group
we're
kind
of
the
project
manager
for
refill
on
this.
All
the
only
thing
I
have
to
say
really
is
that
we've
gone
through
some
extensive
changes.
We
met
with
Katie
multiple
times
and
kind
of
try
to
address
all
the
comments
you
guys
had
I.
Think
more.
So
right
now
we're
just
here
to
provide
any
feedback
or
any
answer
any
questions
you
guys
might
have.
A
Carrie,
were
there
any
public
comments
regarding
this
project?
Okay,
does
anyone
want
to
start
or
have
any
questions
for
Kevin.
F
Or
I
have
a
question
you
want
to
go
ahead.
Sure
okay,
I
was
wondering
if
you
were
able
to
address
the
previous
comment
about
having
the
LED
fixtures
at
the
building
being
a
warm
color.
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E
F
B
I
think
there
were
multiple
dumpster
enclosure
details.
I
know,
Kevin
had
alluded
to,
but
I
think
some
of
the
plans,
like
the
the
construction
documents,
had
a
brick
base
similar
to
the
building
and
then
the
Hardy.
That
was
one
of
the
comments
that
we
I
I
I,
saw.
That
probably
should
be
just
one
detail
on
on
all
the
plans
matching
and
really
my
My
Prerogative
is
to
have
a
hierarchy
of
the
building
being
the
brick
base
and
the
the
the
dumpster
enclosure
being
the
the
softer
material.
The
the
Hardy
Board.
D
Completely
so
from
a
staff
level,
what
we
can
do
is
we
can
work
with
the
app
applicant
make
sure
if
there's
any
additional
details
they
are
removed
and
your
I'm,
assuming
one
of
your
recommendations,
would
be
if
you
so
choose
to
move
forward,
is
to
remove
the
brick
base
from
the
dumpster
and
car
wash.
A
I
was
going
to
add
to
that
yeah
I
was
talking
about
hierar
hierarchy,
I'm
piggybacking
on
him,
I
think
with
the
car
wash
as
well.
I,
don't
think
you
need
the
brick
on
the
bottom
I
think
it's
more
of
a
simple
structure
and
you
want
the
main
building
to
be
the
the
priority.
You
know
the
emphasis,
the
primary
so
I
think
that'll
save
a
little
bit.
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H
All
right,
thank
you.
This
is
a
preliminary
development
plan,
application
for
Compass
Commons
at
New,
River
Village,
the
applicants
Connor
blay
of
board
Edwards.
The
project
proposes
four
commercial
buildings,
totaling
about
16,000,
Square
ft,
it's
on
two
subject:
properties
that
are
Zone
new
Riverside
PUD,
and
it's
within
the
new
Riverside
Village
master
plan.
This
aerial
photo
showing
the
location
it
is
on
the
Eastern
side
of
the
new
Riverside
Village
Development.
Here's
how
it
looks
in
bluon,
Explorer,
showing
two
separate
subject:
properties:
the
applicant
is
requesting
a
primary
development
plan,
application
on
the
Northern
parcel.
H
There's
two
restaurant
buildings,
totaling
5,125
Square
ft
and
an
additional
875
ft
of
outdoor
dining
are
proposed.
This
parcel
is
on
the
highway
Corridor
overlay,
so
you'll
see
this
again
when
they
come
through
for
a
certificate
of
appropriateness.
The
Southern
parcel
is
two
buildings:
totaling
12,000,
squ
ft.
H
The
buildings
are
intended
mostly
for
retail
space,
with
some
restaurant
space
up
to
eight
tenant
spaces,
one
of
which
the
northern
most
parcel
having
the
capability
of
a
drive-through
Lane
staff
comments
for
the
preliminary
development
plan
were
reviewed
at
the
June
21st
2023
and
the
July
19
20123
meetings
of
the
DRC
and
a
second
resubmittal
was
provided
on
July
25th
this
this
is
this
is
a
what
they
presented
as
a
master
site
plan
exhibit
it
shows
both
of
the
parcels
and
context
and
that's
May,
River
Road
out
here.
H
This
road
is
in
place.
It's
a
it's
a
full
full
access
road.
This
is
what
I'll
refer
to
as
a
northern
parcel.
The
back
I'll
refer
to
as
a
southern
parcel.
It's
the
site
plan
for
the
northern
parcel
a
little
bit
closer
up.
Just
a
couple
couple
of
things
to
mention
is
it
is.
H
It
is
two
actually
two
buildings
that're
connected
with
the
roof
structure
and
the
875
Square
ft
of
outdoor
dining,
that's
showing
here
it's
on
the
corridor
overlay
about
requires
24
parking
spaces,
that's
based
on
four
spaces
per
th000
square
ft
of
building.
That's
true
for
any
of
the
uses
within
new
Riverside
Village
24
are
required,
24
are
provided.
This
is
the
southern
parcel,
a
closeup
of
it
as
well.
H
It
is
two
retail
places
each
one
of
those
is
6,000
square
ft
each
up
to
four
tenants.
The
northernmost
tenant
space
includes
a
drive-thru,
and
that
would
be
here
so
this
includes
queuing
for
the
drive-thru
here,
whereas
on
the
other
side,
it's
actually
parallel
parking
along
with
parallel
parking
across
the
street,
48
spaces
are
required
and
48
spaces
are
provided.
All
the
buffers
are
in
place.
P
name
Commission,
consider
the
criteria
set
forth
in
section
3103a
of
the
Udo
and
assessing
the
application
for
preliminary
develop
development
plan.
H
Here's
a
review
criteria
1
through
six
that
were
the
response,
was
included
in
your
packet.
Planning
Commission
has
the
authority
to
take
the
following
action
and
that's
approve
the
application
as
submitted
approve
the
application
with
conditions
table
the
application
or
deny
the
application,
as
submitted
by
the
applicant
Town
staff,
finds
that
the
requirements
of
section
3103a
of
the
Udo
are
met
and
recommends
that
the
Planning
Commission
approve
the
application.
As
submitted
I'll
open
up
for
any
questions,
you
may
have.
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A
G
Just
so
the
applicant
can
hear
this,
it's
my
understanding
that
the
landscape
buffer
along
the
back
of
the
building
is
less
than
8
ft.
We
have,
to
my
knowledge,
never
made
an
exception
of
less
than
8
ft,
and
you
know
the
applicant
that
was
just
in
here
before
you
had
to
move
the
parking
and
the
car
wash
and
all
that
to
make
meet
that
8ft
buffer.
So
that
may
be
a
point
of
contention
at
the
hcod.
A
H
C
Twice
since
the
buildings
face
the
new
Riverside
Road
and
trying
to
promote
as
much
of
the
the
the
the
8ft
buffer
that
we
could
along
the
rear
of
that
building,
we
push
the
sidewalk
down
to
to
allow
the
parking
stalls
to
walk
around
to
the
Frontage.
While
the
Ada
is
directly
connected
with
concrete
through
the.
A
Here
and
just
as
a
heads
up
for
the
architecture,
I
know
we're
not
ruling
on
that
right
now,
but
be
aware
and
careful
with
your
AC
units
facing
May
River
Road.
They
really
shouldn't
be
facing
the
highway
Corridor.
G
The
the
presenting
side
of
the
building
is
whether
it's
the
actual
entrance
or
not.
The
presenting
side
of
the
building
in
hcod
needs
to
be
that
may
River
Road
and
with
that
turret
up
there
that's
an
area
of
concern.
What
what
we're
trying
to
do
with
y'all
is
the
last
four
or
five
that
have
come
for
hcod
and
that's
our
next
agenda
item,
but
the
last
four
or
five
that
have
come
for
hcod
have
had
to
table
their
application
to
go
back
and
make
changes
so
we're
trying
to.
D
Possible
Steve
Stow
with
architecture,
101
I'm,
the
architect
on
the
project,
really
appreciate
the
feedback.
So
the
AC
units
there
are
no
AC
units
that
face
Riv.
There's
a
there
is
a
exhaust
stack
and
we
are
screening
that
that's
what
you're
seeing.
A
C
G
It
other.
A
A
D
Yes,
thank
you
all
right.
So,
as
you
could
just
tell,
we've
been
having
some
issues
with
with
these
Highway
Corridor
reviews.
What
we'd
like
to
do
moving
forward
is
to
mirror
the
Kofa
HD
process
that
we
have,
and
in
essence
what
that
means
is
that
when
a
when
a
project
for
a
certificate
of
appropriateness
in
the
highway,
Corridor
overlay
District
right
now
it
it
only.
It
just
goes
to
Planning
Commission,
so
there's
no
opportunity
for
any
other
staff
comments
or
any
like
one.
D
You
know
one
take
of
the
the
plan
to
to
review
it,
so
what
we're
planning
on
doing
is
breaking
it
up
into
a
two-step
process,
so
that
way,
aofa
hcod
will
come
in
when
an
applicant
when
they
come
through
for
a
preliminary
development
plan
like
this
process
right
now,
you're
starting
to
give
them
comments
CU.
You
know
that
the
next
time
you
see
that
is
at
in
essence,
at
a
final.
G
D
Exactly
and
and
and
sometimes
people
aren't
that
far
along
on
their
projects,
so
what
we
are
proposing
is
to
to
follow
the
similar
process
as
that
historic
district
So.
Currently
it's
a
preliminary
def
development
plan
can
be
submitted.
It's
reviewed
by
DRC
and
approved
by
Planning
Commission.
Then
you
submit
your
storm
water,
that's
reviewed
and
approved.
Then
your
final
development
plan
is
submitted,
reviewed
at
DRC
and
approved
by
the
ud
administrator.
Then
your
Kofa
comes
into
play
after
the
fact.
D
So
our
proposal
is
to
you
would
still
move
forward
with
the
preliminary
development
plan
going
through
DRC
and
Planning
Commission.
D
Then,
when
the
applicant
goes
to
submit
for
their
storm
water
permit,
you
can
submit
your
conceptual
Kofa
hco
at
that
time
and
then
what
we've
done
is
we're
looking
to
require
the
the
four
sides
of
elevation
with
the
proposed
materials
being
identified,
including
roof
plans
and
any
color
boards
that
they
have
a
preliminary
landscape
plan
because,
depending
on
where
they
are
in
their
process,
even
if
it's
just
blocked
off
saying
you
know,
landscaped
area
tree,
not
necessarily
the
specific
species
of
tree,
but
a
tree
will
be
at
this
location
that
that
would
be
acceptable,
and
we
understand
that
at
this
point
they
most
likely
will
not
have
a
lighting
plan,
which
is,
is
completely
fine.
D
So
at
that
final
Kofa
they
will
be
required
to
have
it,
but
at
the
conceptual,
if
they
do
have
it
that's
great.
If
they
do
not
it's
okay,
that
they
they
submit
it
without
that
and
then,
of
course,
the
appropriate
review
fee.
So
what
will
happen
is
during
that
storm
water
submitt?
You
can
submit
for
your
your
conceptual
Kofa
cuz.
It's
going
to
take
you
30
to
45
days
to
go
through
that
storm
water
permit.
So
you
would
submit
that
Kofa,
it's
a
20
business
day
review
and
then
it'll
go
to
DRC.
D
So
what
happens
is
that
three
of
you
will
have
an
opportunity
to
look
at
it.
That's
not
to
say
that
everyone
else
can't
look
at
it.
You
can
always
provide
some
comments
to
us
if
you
so
choose,
but
then
you
also
get
they.
They
get
staff
comments
and
the
goal
is
to
get
the
list
of
the
16
to
20
plus
conditions
down
to
hopefully
zero.
If
not,
you
know
one
or
two
within
reason
that
should
streamline
the
process
for
that
final.
D
So
when
they
do
get
those
comments
and
the
conceptual
it's
no
approval,
it's
just
DRC
comments.
Here's
the
feedback
so
they're
able
to
make
those
changes
during
that
time
frame
of
hopefully
their
storm
water
permits.
You
know
still
under
review
so
when
they
do
go
to
submit
for
their
final
development
plan,
they
can
submit
their
final
development
plan
and
then,
as
that
starts
to
go
through
the
process,
then
they
can
submit
their
Kofa
at
that
DRC
meeting.
So
they've
gotten
their
DRC
comments
for
their
final.
Then
they
at
that
point.
D
The
two
train
tracks
are
kind
of
coming
back
together
and
they'll
be
able
to
move
forward.
So
whenever
it
comes
back
in
front
of
you
for
that
final
Kofa,
we
have
a
development
plan,
that's
approved
and
we
have
a
Kofa,
that's
matching
it
and
you've
already
provided
a
lot
of
the
comments
that
you
are
normally
providing
and
causing
the
table
to
tabled
items
for
2
months
down.
The
road
I
think
we
started
to
to
figure
it
out
and
we
realized
that
it.
D
It
still
keeps
you
it's
the
same
amount
of
time,
no
matter
what
it
just
it
it
makes.
It
gives
the
applicant
the
ability
to
get
a
lot
of
those
items
addressed
ahead
of
time.
We
actually
had
a
meeting
with
someone
that
will
be
coming
before
you
pretty
soon
and-
and
we
said
that
this
is
the
process
and
they're
they're
excited
they're
like
thank
you.
This
is
great
question.
It
cleans
it
up
too.
It
sounds
like
absolutely.
A
That
conceptual
and
now
that
we're
showing
the
building
and
is
building
safety.
Looking
at
that
as
well.
D
Yeah
to
make
sure
not
you
know,
obviously
not
you,
you
know
the
the
building
code,
but
they
will
start
looking
at
it.
If
there's
any
issues
that
they
see.
D
D
Yes,
and
we
are,
we
are-
we
are
stressing
with
the
Architects
to
make
sure
that
they
understand
you
know
HVAC
the
utilities
all
of
these
things
they
need
to
address
them
on
the
front
end
and
that's
where
we're
having
a
lot
of
problems
on
the
back
end.
So
a
an
approval
process,
there's
not
necessarily
an
approval
for
this
Town
Council
had
in
I
believe
it
was
2020.
They
gave
us
the
ability
to
make
changes
to
the
applications
manual
without
having
to
bring
it
back
in
front
of
them.
G
Us
Kevin
I
do
think
that
this
I
I
like
this,
because
you're
not
extending
the
timing
on
the
front
end
you're,
giving
them
feedback
so
that
they're
presenting
it
right
when
they
come
to
us
so
I
mean
we've
had
three
or
four
that
we've
we've
had
to
table
because
they're
not
ready.
Hopefully,
that'll
avoid
this
and
it'll
avoid
frustration
from
the
applicant
and
we'll
have
the
product
that
we
all
want.
D
Yep
y,
so
just
wanted
to
get
let
you
guys
know
what's
happening
so
that
way,
you'll
start
to
see
a
for
the
reviewers
through
DRC
you'll
notice
that
they
will
have
applications
that
are
moving
forward.