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Though the comprehensive plan is a citywide plan, each geographic area of the city has a unique identity and context that will shape and guide its future. In this feedback session, we invited participants to engage in a discussion about findings and draft recommendations specific to Johns Island. Feedback from participants will inform revisions to the final draft of the plan.
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A
And
we're
going
to
start
off
tonight,
which
is
the
tikka
shared
the
agenda
with
going
over
some
of
the
key
findings
both
of
what
we
heard
from
the
community
and
also
from
what
we
learned
from
the
analysis
that
we
did
both
on
our
water
and
challenges
with
water
and
housing.
A
So
those
are
going
to
be.
Those
are
two
things
that
we
focus
on
a
lot
with
this
plan
to
share
just
very
high
level
highlights
from
both
of
those
efforts.
So,
starting
with
what
we
heard.
A
Here's
a
summary
of
things
that
we
heard
from
across
the
city
that,
were
we
heard
again
and
again
in
each
area:
it's
not
specific
to
one
area
or
another.
These
were
similarities.
A
This
is
the
it's
a
planning
boundary
to
delineate
where
we
want
to
keep
rural
development
patterns
outside
of
the
urban
growth
boundary.
So
it's
the
extent
to
which
or
the
urban
type
of
development
can
can
grow,
and
so
it
was
really
important
what
we
heard
from
folks
to
protect
that
area
and
also
better
manage
those
transitions
along
the
edges.
A
Another
thing
we
heard
a
lot
from
folks
all
across
the
city
was
the
importance
of
our
region's
gulagici
culture
and
and
history,
and
wanting
to
see
that
more
reflected
and
better
protected
and
preserved
for
the
economy.
Wanting
more
affordable
commercial
space,
especially
to
support
small
local
businesses
for
housing,
owning
a
mixture
of
housing
that
can
meet
all
needs,
all
income
levels,
life
stages,
household
sizes,
housing,
that's
close
to
where
people
work.
A
So
we
have
fewer
cars
on
the
street
and
highways
having
a
market
on
that
note
having
a
more
connected
city
so
not
just
for
cars,
but
more
connections,
safe
connections
for
people
who
are
walking
and
biking
and
finally
wanting
to
be
more
engaged,
just
not
just
in
a
comprehensive
plan.
But
but
beyond
that,
and
having
better
transparency
and
communication
from
all
departments
in
the
city.
A
So
when
we
asked
the
question
what
people
loved
most
about
their
community
on
john's
island,
what
we
heard
was
it's
a
rural
community
and
it's
important
for
residents
to
maintain
their
connection
with
the
history
of
the
island
and
the
nature
of
the
island.
These
are
things
that
should
be
protected
and
preserved.
A
A
We
heard
that
again,
preserving
and
restoring
ecosystems
was
heard
throughout
the
city,
but
this
is
especially
true
for
john's
island
and
residents
wanting
to
see
the
rural
and
agricultural
character
of
the
island
maintained
and
conserving
land
more
land
people
want
to
live
and,
at
the
same
time,
people
do
like
the
ability
to
live
close
to
their
grocery
stores
and
restaurants
and
and
having
some
local
businesses
nearby.
A
And
so
you
know
both
both
that
rural
nature,
as
well
as
having
some
some
types
of
amenities
close
by
and
then
finally
wanting
to
see
more
parks
and
places
for
recreation,
especially
athletic
fields
and
places
for
the
community
to
gather
more
public
places
than
there
currently
are.
A
So
this
next
piece
is
again
very
high
level
summary
of
what
we
learned
from
the
water
and
land
analysis.
A
The
water
and
land
analysis
is
building
on
the
dutch
dialogues
report.
If
you're
not
familiar
with
that,
we
jim
can
drop
a
link
to
that
in
the
chat.
We
can
also
share
it
in
a
follow-up
email,
but
the
dutch
dialogues
focused
on
four
sort
of
small
project
areas
in
the
city
and
what
the
land
of
water
analysis
did
was
take
some
of
those
principles
and
apply
it
a
city-wide
level.
A
A
city
plan
is
going
to
influence
primarily
this
inhabitation
piece.
The
development
and
land
use
so
guiding
sort
of
setting
guide
posts
for
the
next
10
years
for
development
in
land
use,
shaping
the
priorities
for
development
and
land
use
in
the
next
10
years.
A
The
city
plan
can
also
make
recommendations
about
priority
investments
for
infrastructure,
including
drainage
and
transportation
networks.
What
we
were
missing
to
inform
both
of
these
is
the
ground
level
analysis,
understanding
our
soil,
water,
ecology
is
citywide
level
and
how
we
can
plan
accordingly.
So
we've
worked
with
wagner
and
ball
water
institute
of
the
gulf
which
dale
is
with
was
on
the
call,
also
local
firms,
robinson
design,
engineers
and
circular
design.
A
We
got
a
almost
300
page
report
from
this
analysis.
There's
a
lot
more
to
it
than
what
I'm
going
to
go
over
tonight,
but
one
of
the
things
that
is
we're
using
the
most
in
terms
of
shaping
the
land
use.
A
Recommendations
in
this
plan
is
the
elevation
risk
zones
map,
and
so
what
this
does
is
assign
categories
across
the
city
based
on
the
elevation
of
the
land
that
there's
high
ground
or
based
on
the
risk
that
is
associated
with
elevation
of
the
land
there's
high
ground,
which
is
the
lowest
flood
risk
and
also
is
the
where
there's
the
greatest
responsibility
to
prevent
or
to
not
worsen
flooding
for
your
downstream
neighbors
the
adapt
zone
where
flooding
is
infrequent
but
not
impossible
and
will
likely
only
become
more
frequent
as
as
we
experience,
climate
change
and
sea
level
rise,
the
compound
flood
risk
zone.
A
This
is
a
sort
of
a
very
it's
a
very
nuanced
area.
That's
complex!
There's
a
lot
of
different,
complex
things
going
on
with
a
combination
of
tidal
flooding,
mixed
with
rainfall
and
runoff,
and
this
area
is
kind
of
a
sort
of
an
overlap
zone
between
the
adapt
zone
and
tidal
flood
rift
zone.
The
tidal
flood
risks
going
to
the
lowest
lowest
lying
areas
of
the
city.
This
is
also
a
very
dynamic
zone
where
we
will
see
the
effects
of
sea
level
rise.
More.
A
Starkly
and
where
we
might
see
marsh
actually
move
inland
as
the
sea
level
rises.
This
is
a
zoomed
in
version
of
john's
island.
The
elevation
risk
zones
map
you
can
see,
at
least
within
the
urban
graph
boundary
which
is
on
this
map,
is
the
dark
gray
line.
Maybank
highway
is
within
the
urban
growth.
Boundary
is
where
we
have
some
of
the
highest
elevation
highest
ground
in
john's
island,
in
addition
to
a
section
along
main
road.
I
believe
that
is.
A
Outside
the
city
limits-
and
here
are
some
planning
strategy
strategies
that
are
recommended
in
the
report
for
us
to
apply
in
all
languages
categories
in
all
areas
of
this
city,
and
we
need
to
use
a
combination
of
these
and
the
common.
The
exact
combination
of
these
may
depend
and
fluctuate,
depending
on
very
site
specific
conditions,
and
so
you
won't
see
these
reflected
and
the
high-level
land
use
recommendations
of
the
land
future
land
use
maps
where
you'll
see.
A
These
is
how
we
update
our
zoning
code
and
storm
water
regulations
so
that
these
will
be
applied
through
a
variety
of
poly
policy
tools
based
on
site-specific
conditions,.
A
Okay
and
then
again,
there's
a
lot
more
to
that
we
have
a
blog
post.
That
gives
a
more
full
summary.
We
have
a.
We
did
a
water
feedback
session
that
goes
into
more
depth
on
on
this
material,
so
we
have,
if
you're
interested
in
in
this
topic,
there's
there's
more
material
on
our
website
for
you
to
browse.
A
We
contracted
with
community
data
platforms.
One
of
the
things
that
we
really
needed
was
to
help
us
understand.
Our
housing
challenges
was
better
data,
so
that's
primarily
what
this
was
geared
toward.
We
also
held
a
series
of
housing
labs
to
get
community
input
that
helped
to
guide
what
questions
we
asked
of
the
data
and
which
data
we
collected
so
first,
I
want
to
start
with
our
definition
of
affordable
housing.
In
the
context
of
this
analysis,.
A
Sometimes
you'll
hear
category
other
terms
relating
to
affordable
housing
like
low-income
housing
or
workforce,
housing
and
and
those
are
just
referring
to
a
specific
range
within
the
30
to
120
and
when
we
use
the
term
affordable
housing.
In
this
analysis,
we're
referring
to
all
of
these
income
ranges
so
any
housing
that
is
subsidized
essentially
to
meet
the
income
needs
of
anyone
making
from
zero
percent
to
120
of
the
area.
Meeting
income.
A
We
learned
that
42
percent
of
charleston's
households
are
cost
burdened,
which
means
they
spend
more
than
that
30
of
their
annual
income
on
housing
costs
and
again,
that's
not
factoring
in
utilities
or
insurance.
So,
if
you
were
to
include
those
costs,
that
percentage
point
would
be
higher.
We
also
found
that,
due
to
significant
income,
disparities
between
white
and
black
households,
specifically
that
neighborhoods
with
the
majority
of
black
residents,
are
more
than
twice
as
likely
to
be
cost
burdened
as
those
with
majority
of
white
residents.
A
We
also
looked
at
this.
We
broke
it
down
by
area
of
the
city
and
john's
island.
We
found
had
some
as
the
is
the
highest
63
percent
residents
are
cost
burden,
so
we're
still
looking
into
why
that
number
may
be
so
much
higher
than
the
rest
of
the
city.
If
it's
a
something
weird
with
the
data
or
you
know
with
this
john's
island
only
having
two
census
tracts,
I
think,
but
we
are
still
looking
into
that,
but
that's
something
that
is
definitely
worth
noting.
That
needs
to
be
researched
further.
A
We
also
understand
that
housing
costs
or
yeah
the
how
the
cost
of
housing
is
not
the
only
reason
why
people
choose
to
live
where
they
live,
maybe
their
age,
their
family
size.
How
close
their
house
is
to
work,
so
we
we
need
to
look
at
all
of
these
things
when
we
are
making
plans
for
our
housing
needs
in
the
future.
A
We
also
need
to
consider,
of
course,
the
implications
of
sea
level
rise,
and
we
learned
from
our
vulnerability
risk
assessment
completed
last
year
that
six
percent
of
residential
parcels
will
be
vulnerable
to
tidal
flooding
with
three
feet
of
sea
level.
Rise,
which
is
the
current
prediction
based
on
an
intermediate
scenario-
sort
of
the
midline
prediction
for
sea
level
rise,
and
we
also
need
to
factor
in
transportation
costs,
and
so
this
graph
here
is
looking
at
when
we
combine
housing
costs
with
transportation
costs.
A
What
does
what
does
the
picture
of
affordability
look
like
and
when
what
happens
is
you
see
john's
island?
Actually,
it
turns
out
the
average
based
on
the
average
housing
cost
and
average
transportation
costs
on
johns
island
versus
the
peninsula.
John's
island
is
actually
less
affordable,
not
by
much,
but
those
transportation
costs
really
do
add
up.
A
And
finally,
we
wanted
to
understand
what
our
housing
needs
are
not
just
currently,
but
with
a
projected
population
growth
over
the
next
10
years,
and
so
and
specifically
our
needs
for
affordable
housing
that
the
market
is
not
providing
currently,
and
we
learned
that
we
need
approximately
sixteen
thousand.
We
need
sixteen
thousand
more
units
to
be
affordable
across
those
income
ranges
that
I
spelled
out
earlier
and
that
our
greatest
need
is
for
those
making
30
or
less
of
the
area
immediate
income
for
that
income
range.
A
We
need
more
than
7
000
just
to
meet
the
existing
need,
not
factoring
in
future
population
growth,
and
so
this
map
breaks
down
the
the
deficit
by
area
of
the
city.
So
building
more
units
is
not
the
only
way
to
meet
this
challenge.
People's
incomes
were
to
rise.
These
numbers
would
change
if
housing
were
to.
If
housing
prices
were
to
fall,
these
numbers
could
change
so
there's
a
there's.
A
Not
building
more
units
is
not
the
only
solution,
but
that's
certainly
one
strategy,
and
so
this
these
numbers
really
reflect
more
than
anything
the
deficit,
the
gaps
that
we
need
to
close
and
the
gap
in
john's
island
over
2500,
affordable
units
needed.
A
And
this
is
my
last
piece
that
I'll
share,
and
this
is
a
project
that
is
ever
evolving
and
still
a
work
in
progress.
This
is
researching
african
historic
african-american
settlement
communities
throughout
the
city
and
the
definition
that
we're
going
by
has
been
largely
shaped
by
residents
of
these
communities
and
is
again
sort
of
ever-evolving,
and
we
are
always
open
to
feedback
or
additional
ideas
for
how
these
communities
should
be
defined.
A
But
basically
these
are
communities
that
were
founded
established
by
freed
bolivici
people
in
the
reconstruction
period
and
and
their
descendants.
These
are
throughout
the
low
country.
Their
origins
and
their
physical
landscape
are
very
varied.
A
Their
culture
is
varied,
their
their
needs
and
vision
are
varied,
but
the
similarities
are
that
each
community
has
a
shared
history,
a
shared
identity,
strong
connection
to
the
land,
and
they
each
historically
have
had
shared
cultural
institutions
like
schools,
churches
and
businesses,
and
so
the
purpose
of
this
project
has
been
a
very
it's
just
sort
of
a
fundamental
step
to
locate
where
the
communities
are
identify
them
by
the
name
that
the
community
knows
them
by
and
to
begin.
C
All
right:
well,
if
we
don't
have
any
questions,
I
just
want
to
drive
one's
attention
to
the
chat
box,
where
numerous
links
have
been
dropped
in
from
jim.
A
lot
of
numerous
links
haven't
dropped
it
from
gym.
So
please
make
sure
that
you
have
an
opportunity
to
click
and
open
those
for
reference.
Okay.
So
if
we
don't
have
any
specific
questions
or
thoughts,
we'll
go
ahead
and
and.
D
I
just
say:
I'm
sure
I
guess
it's
kind
of
alarming
to
me
and
I
you
know
I
agree
the
need
for
affordable
housing
and
I
totally
support
support
it,
but
it's
looking
at
what's
needed,
not
what's
happening
and
seeing
the
amount
of
development
that's
going
on
in
john's
island.
Now
when
things
are
approved,
is
that
not
in
mind
in
terms
of
you
know
what
I'm
saying
you
know
the
signs
I
see
around
john's
island
is,
you
know
300
and
up
300
000
and
up
and
they're
all
single
family
homes.
D
E
I
might
attempt
to
answer
on
this,
so,
yes,
that
is
definitely
a
concern
of
ours
and
number
one.
Whenever
we
have
planned
unit
developments
in
the
city,
we
are
now
working
to
get
affordable
housing
in
them.
For
example,
the
planned
unit
development
that
has
live
oak
square
has
affordable
housing
in
it.
E
E
I
think
it
is
for
affordable
housing,
and
then
we
are
working
with
other
partners
such
as
sea
island,
comprehensive
health
care
where
they
are
building
80
units
in
front
of
their
existing
facility
and
then
across
the
street
they're
going
to
rebuild
several
hundred
units
of
the
structures
right
now,
they've
got
some
one-story
structures
across
the
street
and
they're
gonna
work
to
build
very
modern,
two
or
three
story
buildings
with
very
attractive
units.
Over
there
can.
E
These
are
affordable
units
as
well,
so
john's
island
has
a
number
of
things
going
on
and
we'll
have
a
lot
more
in
the
next
couple
of
years.
But
you
know,
as
this
data
shows
us,
we've
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do,
but
it
is
included
in
definitely
as
we
review
things
that
are
needing
rezonings
or
needing
planned
unit
developments
we're
working
to
get
affordable
housing
in
those
developments
as
well.
A
And
the
sea
island
comprehensive
health
care
is
located
off
maybank
highway
just
past
main
road
by
near
the
angel.
D
Okay,
yes,
okay,
I
I
volunteer
at
the
lady
of
mercy,
yes
community
center,
and
you
know
I've
seen
that's
I'm
the
real
sidewalk
person
right
now.
It's
my
thing
in
terms
of
me,
but
I
see
people
that
cross
the
street
there
and
there's
nowhere
to
walk
on
brownswood
to
to
get
to
there
or
to
the
park
and
the
sidewalk
that
they
have
in
front
of
that
unit
is
a
sidewalk
to
nowhere.
D
D
There's
a
sidewalk
that
they
could
walk
to
what
is
their
like.
Subway
and
some
kind
of
pizza
place
and.
D
Talked
to
them,
they
said,
maybe,
with
the
grant,
they
could
get
something
from
one
brownswood,
one
side
from
main
road
to
maybe
the
county
park,
because
we
have
all
these
developments
around
here
and
you
can't
even
walk
to
the
county.
I
mean
the
city
park
because
it's
you're
taking
your
life
in
your
hands
on
brownswood
road,
but
anyway
I
just
I
thought
about
that
and
then
and
and
in
terms
of
the
multi-unit
place-
that
even
emphasizes
the
need
to
really
look
at
the
infrastructure.
D
You
know
in
terms
of
the
traffic
and
stuff
like
that,
but
and
then
that
ties
into
with
the
the
and
maybe
I'm
jumping
down
the
transportation.
You
know
people
want
to
get
downtown
or
different
places.
I
don't,
I
don't
see
any
plans
for
john's
island
with
the
more
public
transportation,
but
maybe
I
didn't
see
it
and.
E
E
C
C
C
B
E
And
it's
a
whole
range
of
types
of
units
on
john's
island.
We
have
affordable
housing,
that
is
individual
single-family
houses,
as
well
as
apartment
units.
We
also
in
other
parts
of
the
city
have
townhouse
units
that
are
affordable,
first-time
homebuyer
units,
so
it's
definitely
a
whole
range
depending
on
income
levels
and
the
need
in
a
particular
area.
B
I
guess
the
concern
is
that
you
know
low-income
housing
or
affordable
housing
tends
to
be
code
for
as
many
apartments
as
we
can
fit
right
here,
which
ends
up
further,
exacerbating
the
existing
infrastructure
issues
that
she's
describing
with
lack
of
sidewalks.
You
know
it's
a
safety
risk
for
folks,
you
think
about
walking
from
the
intersection
of
river
at
maybank
highway
and
the
folks
that
are
walking
to
and
from
their
homes
that
have
been
there.
You
know,
since
long
before
I
was
alive
and
they're
trying
to
walk
next
to
people
going.
B
You
know
50
miles
an
hour
plus
if
they're
doing
the
speed
limit
45
miles
per
hour.
So
I
just
I'm
concerned
that
when
you
say
affordable
housing
that
it
may
actually
be
contributing
to
some
of
the
problems
people
are
describing
and
we
need
affordable
housing.
But
I
think
we
need
people
who
who
want
affordable
housing.
They
want
some
green
space.
They
want
some
some
sort
of
backyard.
You.
A
A
I
would
I
can
just
do
a
quick
response
to
that
and
then
tatika
should
we
would
you
like
us
to
move
on.
A
Okay,
so
just
I
would
say
there
certainly
is
just
from
a
financial
standpoint.
If
you
can
build
more
units
on
an
acre.
Let's
say
you
can
you
know,
building
four
units
on
an
acre
versus
one
unit?
You
can.
A
A
A
So
and
and
we
and
as
we
said
what
we
heard
from
the
community
and
you'll
see
in
the
recommendations,
the
housing
section
which
we
won't
get
to
go
into
them
to
depth
tonight.
But
I
would
like
to
point
point
people
to
that
and
that's
in
the
document
that
I
sent
out
beforehand
and
we'll
also
supply
that
afterward
and
we
would
love
your
feedback
on
that
you'll
see
in
the
recommendations
there
that
we
do
acknowledge
that
people
need
a
variety.
It's
it's
a.
A
We
need
all
types
of
housing,
not
just
apartments,
not
just
single
family
homes,
but
all
types
of
housing
that
can
meet
various
different
lifestyles,
age
groups,
household
sizes
and
rent,
renting
and
home
ownership.
So
we
we
do.
I
hear
you
in
terms
of
you
know
not.
Everybody
wants
to
live
in
an
apartment,
that's
not
always
the
best
solution,
and
so
we
we
do
need
to
accommodate
a
variety
of
housing
types.
A
So
I'll
point
you
to
the
housing
element
and
the
draft
recommendations
that
we
sent
out-
and
I
guess
we
can
move
on
to
recommendations
since
we're.
That
seems
that's
what's
on
people's
minds.
E
Okay,
great
great,
so
some
of
you
who
may
have
been
with
us
in
meetings
before
you've
probably
seen
this
slide,
but
I
won't
go
into
it
in
full
detail.
But
just
as
a
reminder
that
the
plan
is
just
a
guiding
document,
it
does
not
actually
change
the
law
on
the
land.
As
far
as
zoning
is
concerned,
it
just
makes
recommendations
for
future
changes.
E
So
it's
the
first
step
towards
you
know,
defining
a
new
vision
for
the
city,
but
then
it's
implemented
over
time
over
the
10-year
life
of
the
plan,
via
zoning
decisions
and
other
smaller
plans
that
that
get
into
much
more
detail
than
this
broader.
Thirty
thousand
foot
look
of
a
citywide
comprehensive
plan
next
one.
E
So
it
also
covers
10
elements.
We
it's
technically
required
to
have
just
nine
elements
covered
by
the
state,
but
we
are
including
a
10th
element
that
we
are
going
to
sum
up.
Our
entire
planned
document
with
which
is
the
resilience
element,
so
we're
going
to
hopefully
throughout
the
entire
document,
show
you
how
our
city
can
grow
in
a
way
that
helps
us
to
better
withstand
disasters
and
climate
change
and
be
much
more
of
a
resilient
city
going
forward
next
slide.
So
we're
going
to
look
at
our
future
land
use
map.
E
This
is
typically
the
thing
that,
in
the
way,
plans
are
done
in
south
carolina
ends
up
having
the
most
impact
to
the
growth
of
the
the
city.
Is
this
land
use
map
and
it's
a
guide
for
land
use
and
development?
As
I
said,
it's
not
changing
the
actual
zoning
on
parcels.
It's
just.
If
we're
going
to
have
changes
happen.
E
So
this
is
going
into
the
actual
recommended
categories.
The
first
is
the
rural
areas.
This
is
areas
outside
of
the
urban
growth
boundary,
and
this
is
a
aerial
image
of
the
plow
ground
road
area.
These
are
very
low
density
areas
where
development
would
not
exceed
one
unit
per
acre
and
in
general
in
most
areas
would
be
much
lower.
Most
of
this
area
is
outside
the
city
of
charleston.
We
don't
really
annex
beyond
the
earth,
urban
growth
boundary
anymore
and
their
agricultural
areas
and
just
low
density
residential.
E
Then
we
have
our
suburban
edge,
which
might
be
on
the
inner
side
of
the
urban
growth
boundary,
and
these
are
typically
one
unit,
an
acre
to
four
units.
An
acre,
a
lot
of
areas
of
the
city
are
in
this
category.
Some
examples
might
be
sandhurst
in
west
ashley,
shadow,
moss
or
stiles
point
on
james
island.
E
Then
we
get
to
our
suburban
category,
which
is
very
prevalent
throughout
the
city,
and
these
are
low-intensity
suburban-style
areas,
mostly
single-family,
but
a
variety
of
mixed
uses
within
them
as
well.
There
are
four
dwelling
ants
naked
eight
dwelling
units,
an
acre
and
examples
include
wagner,
terrace,
downtown
riverland
terrace
on
james
island
and
st
john's
woods
on
john's
island.
Next
slide,
then
we
have
the
neighborhood
category,
which
is
a
little
bit
more
urban,
mostly
on
the
peninsula.
E
This
is
like
ansonboro.
These
are
developments
or
or
neighborhoods
that
have
six
dwelling
units
to
12
dwelling
units,
an
acre
and
then
neighborhood
edge.
This
is
something
that
we
have
worked
on
in
this
new
document
to
define
these
areas
along
key
connectors,
where
you're
at
the
edge
of
a
neighborhood
and
you're,
providing
a
place
for
those
services
that
are
needed
in
close
proximity
to
a
neighborhood
but
they're
the
types
of
services
that
wouldn't
do
well
right
in
the
middle
of
a
neighborhood.
E
E
That
is
a
very
good
example
of
what
neighborhood
edge
would
be.
Then.
Finally,
we
have
city
centers,
which
is
our
densest
areas
of
the
city,
and
we
have
these.
It
used
to
be
that
the
city
center
was
viewed
as
mainly
being
the
central
business
district
downtown,
but
in
this
document
we're
looking
not
only
at
that
being
a
central
business
district,
but
there
being
city
centers
in
areas
like
west
ashley,
like
at
citadel
mall
or
on
san
riddenburg,
like
on
daniel
island.
E
As
shown
in
this
picture,
where
you
have
the
town
center
on
daniel
island
as
part
of
it
on
john's
on
james
island,
such
as
areas
at
folly
and
maybank,
and
then
on
john's
island,
such
as
the
areas
that
that
could
be
created
around
the
intersections
of
maybank
and
river,
the
middle
of
maybank,
where
you've
got
live
oak
square
and
then
also
the
western
side
or
southwestern
side
at
maybank
and
maine
and
bohicket,
where
you've
got
the
the
shopping
center
of
the
grocery
store
and
mcdonald's
and
some
other
restaurants
around
that
area.
E
Then
we
have
some
specialized
districts,
such
as
the
campus
areas,
the
biggest
one
being
the
medical
district
downtown
made
up
of
musc
roper
and
the
va.
But
we
also
have
senior
living
facilities
such
as
bishop
gadsden
on
james
island
college
campuses,
such
as
college
of
charleston,
the
citadel
and
then
even
area
high
schools
such
as
st
john's
high
school
and
the
saint
francis
hospital
area.
E
E
They
don't
conform
to
the
traditional
neighborhood
patterns,
but
they
don't
also
need
to
be
on
big
highways
or
things
like
that.
Examples
are
clements
ferry
road,
the
dupont,
wapu
area,
fort
johnson
research
area
and
the
area
around
the
charleston
executive
airport
on
john's
island.
That's
right.
E
We
do
the
jobs
job
center
out
there
and
then
the
outright
industrial
areas
which
are
you
find
in
the
charleston
neck
or
at
signal
point
on
james
island
or
the
columbus
street
terminal,
such
as
in
the
downtown
area
as
well
next
slide,
and
then
the
areas
that
are
much
greener
because
of
either
ownership
or
the
level
of
the
ground
ground
in
the
place,
and
this
is
the
low
impact
and
conserved
areas
that
would
see
only
limited
development,
in
other
words,
probably
no
more
than
one
unit
an
acre
and
the
structures
that
would
be
built
in
these
areas
would
probably
need
to
be
elevated,
probably
up
on
stilts,
as
opposed
to
being
on
a
filled-in
foundation.
E
That
kind
of
thing
and
then
there
could
also
be
in
these
same
areas,
lands
preserved
in
public
ownership
or
private
ownership
with
preservation
of
conservation
easements.
E
So
this
is
the
johns
island,
future
land
use
map
and
just
to
highlight
a
few
things
here.
I
guess
I
my
cursor
doesn't
show
on
this
right
and
it
doesn't
show
chloe.
E
Can
you
use
a
cursor
and
kind
of
first
outline,
the
urban
growth
boundary,
the
dark
line
that
delineates
the
more
rural
areas
from
the
more
suburban
or
urban
areas,
so
the
vast
majority
of
john's
island
over
75
percent
of
john's
island
is
outside
the
urban
growth
boundary
and
then
the
areas
that
are
inside
that
the
greater
densities
are
in
even
smaller
areas.
Chloe
right
where
near
where
you
were
on
upper
river
road
is
a
kind
of
suburban
edge
area.
E
Then
you
move
into
more
suburban
areas,
kind
of
between
plow
ground,
I'm
sorry,
not
playground,
but
murraywood
and
maybank
right
where
your
cursor
is,
and
then
that
is
reflected
also
in
the
mirror
image.
On
the
south
side
of
maybank,
going
over
to
king
slash
and
in
those
areas
such
as
oak
view,
I
believe
it
is
called,
and
then
we
have
our
subur,
I'm
sorry
our
neighborhood
edge
along
maybank
in
the
country
areas
as
defined
in
our
johns
island
plan.
E
That's
that's
the
areas
that
feel
a
little
bit
more
rural
with
deeper
buffers
and
and
more
setbacks.
And
then
we
have
our
city
centers
at
the
three
nodes
along
maybank
highway,
and
these
are
reflective
of
what
was
in
the
john's
island
plan
from
2007..
E
Can
we
go
to
that
next
slide
for
just
a
second
chloe,
and
these
are
the
three
nodes
that
I
was
describing
earlier.
They're
designed
to
one
day
be
walkable
with
good
sidewalks
they're
slow
in
coming,
but
the
sidewalks
are
coming.
If
you
go
around
live
oak
square,
you'll
see
all
those
streets
of
sidewalks
but
we're
going
to
get
sidewalks
all
the
way
along
maybank.
E
As
these
things
progress,
the
development
community
is
required
to
get
the
sidewalks
in
for
these,
and
then
we're
also
going
to
be
working
with
the
county
and
the
state
to
hopefully
incorporate
links
in
those
sidewalk
areas
that
already
exist.
I
can
go
back
to
the
land
use
map
now,
please,
okay
and
then
also
in
this
image.
E
You
see
the
settlement
areas
outlined,
and
these
are
areas
that
have
been
documented
through
chloe's
research
and
her
discussions
with
the
community
for
original
kind
of
african-american
settlement
areas,
and
we
will
give
these
extra
consideration
if
there
are
rezonings
that
are
potentially
happening,
those
to
make
sure
that
they
are
in
keeping
with
the
character
of
the
longtime
communities
there,
and
so
that's
kind
of
an
introduction
to
this
land
use
map
and
we've
been
kind
of
showing
you
how
it
relates
to
the
current
johns
island
plan
and
then
how
we've,
of
course
adapted
our
recommendations
to
deal
with
where
the
water
is
and
where
the
water
is
going
to
be,
and
hopefully
where
the
water
won't
be,
and
that's
important.
E
I
should
add
that
you
know
the
maybank
area
is
some
of
the
highest
area
in
john's
island
in
the
earlier
maps,
that
chloe
was
showing
most
of
the
maybank
area
showed
in
that
kind
of
green
or
grow
or
higher
areas
image,
and
it's
important
to
understand
that
when
we
are
giving
our
land
use
recommendations
there,
you
see
how
much
around
maybach
is
green,
so
the
elevations
are
higher,
doesn't
mean
that
things
are
going
to
be
perfect
from
a
flooding
standpoint.
We
still
need
to
slow
our
water
down.
E
E
So
and
then
I
think
we
are
into
other
areas
recommendations.
Yes,.
A
Before
we
get
to
that,
I
did
just
want
to
clarify
christopher
that
the
settlement
community
areas
that
are
shown
on
this
map
are
not
all
confirmed,
so
the
the
research
is
still
in
progress.
So
these
are
sort
of
draft
visualize.
Big
question
marks
over
top
of
them
sort
of
need
more
information
as
a
headline
for,
for
especially
john's
islands.
A
We
have
the
least
amount
of
information
currently
about
john's
island
community,
so
just
wanted
to
say
that,
especially
for
folks
who
may
be
watching
this
on
our
on
the
recording
layer
later
that
this
is
not.
These
are
not
yet
confirmed
and
we
are
still
working
on
it.
E
Just
this
is
also
a
map
of
our
perks
and
conserved
lands.
We
need
more
on
john's
island
and
it's
something
that
we'll
be
working
on.
The
city
is
also
undertaking
a
new
parks
and
recreation
master
plan
right
now
right
this
year
and
that
should
be
adopted
about
the
same
time
we're
getting
our
comprehensive
plan
adopted
and
I'm
sure
that
that
will
have
more
efforts
towards
parks
on
john's
island,
where
they're
definitely
needed,
given
the
growing
population
next
slide.
E
Our
neighborhood
ads
are
kind
of
explained
how
that
works
as
being
at
the
edge
of
neighborhoods
places
needed
for
the
nearby
residential
areas.
The
low
impact
and
preserve
designation
is
the
area
that
has
the
most
impact
from
rising
sea
levels
and
rising
storm
surges,
and
so
we're
recommending
that
that
be
lower
density.
The
city
center,
which
is
typically
in
areas
of
higher
elevation
and
it
is
an
id
area
to
encompass
a
wider
variety
of
urban
scale,
development
with
mix
of
uses
and
then
neighborhood
designation,
which
doesn't
really
apply
to
john's
island.
E
And
then
we
have
our
mixed-use
centers
from
the
johns
island.
Community
plan
show
up
as
those
three
nodes
that
we
talked
about
and
then
the
area
of
neighborhood
edge
in
the
kind
of
formerly
designated
kind
of
country
areas
between
the
city,
centers
and
then
the
fact
that
we
have
gone
from
suburban
edge
to
suburban
based
on
existing
development
and
location
at
higher
elevations
and
the
area.
Around
angel
oak
was
changed
to
low
impact
and
conserved.
C
All
right,
so
what
we.