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From YouTube: April 30, Peninsula Feedback Session
Description
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 the Peninsula. Feedback from participants will inform revisions to the final draft of the plan.
Click here for meeting slides: https://www.charlestoncityplan.com/s/APRIL-29-PENINSULA-meeting-notes.pdf
Click here to meeting notes: https://www.charlestoncityplan.com/s/APRIL-29-PENINSULA-meeting-notes.pdf
A
A
But
this
is
the
bold
line
on
the
map
to
the
left
here
for
the
phone
callers.
It's
a
bold
line
that
goes
out
about
around
the
francis
marion
forest
on
the
canoe
peninsula,
past
west
ashley
circle
was
actually
about
to
where
main
road
meets
with
or
sorry
maybank
highway
and
meets
with
main
road
on
john's
island
down
by
the
airport
as
well,
and
then
james
island
right
around
the
grand
ball
road
area.
A
People
want
to
see
a
more
connected
city
and
not
just
for
cars,
but
for
folks
who
are
walking
riding
their
bikes
using
transit
and
then
finally,
appreciation
of
the
engagement.
This.
This
engagement
opportunity
and
wanting
to
see
that
extend
beyond
the
comprehensive
plan
be
more
on
ongoing
basis
and
seeing
more
general
transparency
and
improved
communication
from
the
planning
department,
but
also
all
departments
of
the
city.
A
And
these
are
things
that
we
heard
specifically
or
more
heightened
from
residents
on
the
peninsula.
The
peninsula
is
loved.
You
know
it's
unique
for
its
historic
buildings
standing
views
of
the
harbor.
This
is
what
brings
tourists
to
the
area.
It's
also
loved
by
residents,
there's
a
diversity
of
residential
communities
on
the
peninsula.
It's
not
just
a
commercial
center,
but
it
also
has
a
vibrant
commercial
center.
It's
a
lot
of
arts
culture.
A
The
street
network
of
peninsula,
aside
from
being
regularly
flooded,
is
also
people
are
concerned
about
the
safety,
especially
for
bikers
and
pedestrians.
So
wanting
to
see
more
improvements
to
streets
to
prioritize
transits,
pedestrian
cyclists
have
more
connectivity,
and
we
heard
from
a
lot
of
folks
about
what's
what
feels
like,
what's
perceived
as
sort
of
an
uneven
distribution
of
services
and
investments
for
neighborhoods
on
the
peninsula.
A
So
wanting
to
see
attention
and
services
being
provided
to
all
areas
equally
and
that,
and
also
to
strike
a
better
balance
between
quality
of
life
for
residents
and
also
accommodating
our
tourist
population,
which
is
very
important
for
the
city's
economy
and
then,
finally,
more
grocery
stores.
We
heard
a
lot
for
the
peninsula,
providing
local
corner,
store,
quality
public
schools
and
considering
free
parking
for
residents
more
public
bathrooms.
So
these
are
other
things
that
came
up
in
terms
of
amenities
that
peninsula
residents
would
like
to
see
more
of
near
and
have
nearby.
A
A
On
the
infrastructure
level,
though,
the
plan
will
not
address
specific
projects,
we
can
include
recommendations
for
areas
needing
priority
investment
for
drainage
and
transportation
networks,
improvements
and,
in
all
of
these,
their
approach.
To
that
this
layered
planning
is
saying
you
know.
Inhabitation
infrastructure
needs
to
have
that
ground
level
analysis
as
well,
and
that's
what
we
are
missing,
and
so
that
is
what
this
analysis
was
primarily
focused
on
was
understanding
our
soil,
water,
ecology,
our
landscape
and
our
waterscape,
and
how
that
will
be
changing
in
the
coming
years
and
how
we
can
plan
accordingly.
A
Their
analysis
yielded
an
almost
300
page
report,
and
that
is
online
for
folks
who
really
want
to
read
through
all
the
technical
details.
It's
a
highly
technical
report.
It's
really
great
information,
but
it's
too
much
to
present
tonight.
So
I'm
just
going
to
focus
tonight
on
this
elevation
risk
zones,
map
which
breaks
the
city
down
into
these
four
categories
of
high
ground,
adapt
zone,
compound
flood
risk
zone
and
tidal
flood
risk
zones,
and
these
zones
are
based
on
elevation
related
risk.
A
A
So
this
is
a
very
dynamic
zone,
very
vulnerable
area.
This
is
a
zoomed
in
picture
of
the
map.
Looking
specifically
at
the
charleston
peninsula,
and
you
can
see
most
of
the
high
ground
areas
on
the
peninsula
are
in
the
upper
part
of
the
peninsula
and
the
neck.
Moving
up
toward
north
charleston
with
laurel
island
also
shows
up
as
a
high
ground
area,
and
then
the
the
majority
of
the
remaining
of
the
peninsula
is
an
adapt
zone
that
follows
a
spine
up
through
the
center
part
of
the
peninsula
sort
of
almost
almost
parallel
to
I-26.
A
A
So
there's
a
lot
more
to
it
than
elevation
and
you'll
see
that
and
the
water
first
blog
post
that
we
have
on
the
city
plan,
but
there's
a
lot
more
layers
to
it,
and
so
and
those
are
those
are
hard
harder
to
make
generalizations
about
on
a
citywide
level.
So
we
will
need
to
have
have
more
site-specific
analysis
as
we
go
forward,
and
these
planning
strategies
will
be
can
be
enforced
primarily
through
zoning
code,
stormwater
regulations
and
other
policies
and
so
forth.
A
One
example
of
this
is,
and
now
some
of
you
have
cited.
This
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
you're
here
is
the
storm
surge
barrier
protection
under
study
right
now
by
the
army
corps
of
engineers,
in
partnership
with
the
city,
and
so
this
is
just
one
piece
of
a
larger
puzzle
and
that
study
is
still
underway
and
the
design
is
not
final,
but
we
are
plant.
This
is
a
even
though
this
is
a
10
year
plan,
the
analysis,
the
water
and
land.
A
Your
analysis
is
based
on
a
50-year
timeline,
and
so
the
recommendations
that
we
make
in
this
10-year
plan
are:
are
you
in
thinking
of
those
that
future
that
may
be
20,
30
40
50
years
out?
And
so
what
we
are?
We
are,
including
the
assumption
in
this
plan
that
we
will
be
pursuing
protective
measures
for
the
peninsula,
like
the
barrier
protection
under
study
right
now
by
the
army
corps
of
engineers.
A
Okay,
okay,
great!
Thank
you,
satiko!
Okay,
all
right.
One
of
our
other
great
challenges
that
we
are
addressing
with
this
plan
is
our
housing
and
the
need
for
affordable
housing
in
the
city.
So
we
contracted
with
a
consultant
community
data
platform
specializes
in
data
analytics
to
help
us
have
access
to
better
data,
to
understand
our
existing
housing
stock
and
essentially
match
you
know,
understand
our
housing
stock
in
terms
of
cost.
A
Compare
that
with
the
income
distribution
of
our
existing
residents
and
understand
where
the,
where
is
our
greatest
need
for
housing
going
forward
in
terms
of
housing
costs
and
housing
type,
and
so
I
want
to
preface
these
findings
with
a
definition
that
is,
or
you
know,
the
term
affordable
housing
which
there
are
a
lot
of
different
definitions
for
and
understandings
for,
for
the
for
simplicity's
sake.
In
the
context
of
this
analysis,
we
are
using
a
broader
definition
of
affordable
housing
than
you
may
be
accustomed
to.
A
A
If
it
it
costs
no
more
than
30
percent
of
that
household
annual
income
and
that's
calculated
before
taxes,
they
categorize
different
levels
of
affordability,
for
different
income
ranges
based
on
the
households,
annual
income
and
the
percentage,
I'm
sorry
that
they
take
the
an
area,
immediate
income
and
they
calculate
this
is
hard
to
explain.
Let
me
start
over.
There
are
different
categories
different.
They
categorize
income
ranges
based
on
that
household
incomes,
percentage
of
the
airing
income,
so,
for
example,
if
housing
units
that
are
affordable
for
someone
making
60
of
the
area
median
income.
A
So
there
are
different
ranges
for
different
levels:
different
tiers
of
affordability,
sometimes
you'll
see
the
60
and
below
referred
to
as
low
income,
housing
80
to
120
percent
work,
workforce
housing,
and
what
we
are
saying
is
when,
when
we
talk
about
the
need
for
affordable
housing
in
the
city,
we
are
talking
about.
All
of
these
income
ranges
so
we're
not
just
talking
about
workforce
housing,
we're
not
just
talking
about
low
income
housing,
we're
talking
about
the
need
across
this
income
spectrum.
A
So
we
looked
when
we
looked
at
compared
the
income
to
the
housing
stock.
We
also
looked
at
how
many
people
currently
are
paying
more
than
that
thirty
percent
of
their
annual
income
on
housing
costs
and
the
term
for
that
often
is-
is
cost
burdens.
Cost
foreign
on
average
for
the
city
overall
was
42
percent
on
peninsula,
showing
us
41.
A
Because
this
is
what
we
have
the
data
for
it.
We
know
that
there's
income
disparities
across
race,
specifically
between
black
and
white
households.
So
when
we
looked
at
cost-burdenness
across
race,
we
saw
that
this
is
much
higher
for
predominantly
black
neighborhoods
neighborhoods,
with
the
majority
of
black
residents
are
more
than
twice
as
likely
to
be
cost
burdened
as
those
with
the
majority
of
white
residents.
A
A
A
We
also
need
to,
of
course,
plan
for
housing
with
a
mind
to
areas
that
will
be
vulnerable
to
tidal
flooding
and
other
types
of
flooding
going
forward,
and
the
vulnerability
assessment
that
was
completed
last
year
found
that
six
percent
of
residential
parcels
existing
residential
parcels
will
be
vulnerable
to
tidal
flooding
with
three
feet.
Sea
level
rise,
which
is
the
prediction?
That's
the
scenario
we
are
using
right
now
to
inform
our
planning,
and
we
see
when
you
compare
transportation
and
housing
costs
are
sorry
not
compare.
A
And
then,
finally,
we
looked
at
what
the
we
wanted.
We
compared
the
the
gap
for
affordable
housing
across
the
city,
not
just
looking
at
our
existing
residence
and
income
distribution,
but
our
our
projected
population
growth
over
the
next
10
years
with
that
same
income
distribution
and
what
the
need
would
be
in
each
area
of
the
city
and
it's
significant.
A
So
almost
5,
000,
more
affordable
units,
which
remember,
is
across
that
income
spectrum
just
would
be
needed
to
meet
the
to
close
the
gap
that
we
now
have.
Now.
There
are
other
things
that
can
close
that
gap,
like
increased
wages,
for
example,
could
help
close
that
gap.
Housing
costs
if
they
were
to
go
down
could
help
close
that
gap,
but
this
is
just
highlighting
what
the
gap
is
and
will
continue
to
be
over
the
next
10
years,
if
housing
costs
and
income
distribution.
A
A
The
last
findings
that
I
want
to
share
with
folks
is
the
settlement
community.
Is,
I
don't
know
about.
Findings
is
the
right
word,
but
an
update
on
a
project
that
we've
been
working
on,
that
will
that
will
reference
later
in
their
recommendations,
and
this
is
ident
acknowledging
where
settlement
communities,
african-american
settlement
communities
are
across
the
city,
and
this
is
a
work
in
progress.
A
We
are
regularly
are
still
in
the
process
of
gathering
stories
and
meeting
with
folks
and
updating
and
verifying
these
maps.
But
the
purpose
of
this
is
to
recognize
the
historical
and
cultural
significance
of
african
american
settlement
communities
which
are
founded
by
freed
gold
people
and
their
descendants
throughout
the
low
country,
especially
during
the
reconstruction
era.
A
D
D
Okay,
so
we're
going
to
go
through
some
of
the
draft
recommendations
that
we're
working
on
and
still
refining
in
the
plan
and
just
a
reminder.
Many
of
you
have
seen
a
version
of
this
slide
before,
but
it's
just
important
to
understand
that,
just
by
virtue
of
putting
together
this
plan
and
having
city
council
adopt
this
plan,
it
doesn't
change
the
zoning,
it
doesn't
change
the
storm
water
regulations.
These
are
all
things
that
are
separate
ordinances
and
are
kind
of
it's
a
step
in
the
process.
D
In
other
words,
you
create
the
plan
and
then
you
can
create
other
ordinances
to
help
enforce
the
plan.
It's
essentially
a
guiding
document
for
the
future
policies
and,
of
course,
we'll
still
be
working
on
small
area
neighborhood
plans
that
will
give
us
even
more
detail
than
the
kind
of
thirty
thousand
foot
view
of
the
comprehensive
plan.
D
Next
one
and
of
course
we
have
our
10
elements
from
the
state,
and
these
are
elements
that
are
required,
they're
nine
that
are
required.
We
have
a
tenth
that
we're
incorporating
that
the
state
state
suggests
and
we
think
it's
essential,
which
is
a
resilience
element
and
of
course
we
will
have
a
key
tie
of
resilience
throughout
our
plan,
but
we
will
be
using
this
resilient
section
to
kind
of
summarize
all
the
resilience
activities
within
the
plan
itself.
D
And
we
have
our
future
land
use
map,
which
is
a
thing
that
you
know
probably
is
one
of
the
greatest
used
items
from
a
comprehensive
plan
and
the
way
they're
set
up
in
south
carolina,
and
it
essentially
is
a
visual
guide
for
land
use
and
development
in
the
city.
It's
a
articulation
of
the
community's
vision
of
how
we
would
develop
where
we
might
expand
or
not
expand
where
we
would
redevelop
things
like
that.
D
Tidal
flood
risk
areas
can
accommodate
mid
to
low
intensity
land
use
categories,
but
you
still
have
to
have
site-specific
planning
and
mitigation
strategies.
Those
involved
looking
at
the
soils,
are
looking
at
what
the
surrounding
drainage
basin
is
doing.
Looking
at
what
kind
of
drainage
easements
there
might
be
or
other
drainage
improvements
the
city
might
have
put
in
such
as
the
tunnel
systems
that
we
have
in
several
areas
of
the
city
are
incorporating
in
another
area
of
the
area
city
too
soon.
D
D
These
are
typically
one
dwelling
in
an
acre
to
four
dwelling
units.
An
acre
sandhurst
might
be
an
example
out
in
west
ashland.
Then
we
have
our
more
typical,
suburban
areas,
which
are
four
to
eight
units,
an
acre.
We
actually
are
showing
an
image
right
here
that
is
from
wagner
to
paris,
because
wagner
terrace,
exemplifies
all
that
and
actually
has
an
incredible
range
of
housing
types
so
much
so
that
the
single-family
housing
in
wagner
terrace
is
only
about
half
the
housing.
D
The
other
half
of
the
housing
units
in
wagner
terrace
come
from
duplexes
triplexes,
small
apartment
buildings,
condos
things
like
that,
but
other
examples
of
suburban
neighborhoods
or
riverland
terrace,
avondale
and
st
john's
woods
on
john's
island.
Next
slide,
then
we
have
our
neighborhood
designation,
which
a
good
bit
of
downtown
is.
This
is
areas
like
ansonboro
or
carlston,
village
or
charlestown,
and
these
are
a
mix
of
uses
but
they're,
primarily
residential.
They
have
regular
block
patterns
in
a
wide
range
of
building
types.
D
These
are
typically
six
to
twelve
dwelling
units,
an
acre
again
answer
bro
as
an
example
or
in
the
upper
peninsula
hampton
park
terrace.
Then
we
have
neighborhood
edge,
which
is
a
new
category
that
we
are
creating.
That
is
the
the
types
of
development
you
find
around
the
edges
of
neighborhoods,
such
as
along
major
roadways.
It's
where
those
meet
those
key
services
are
provided
for
a
neighborhood.
D
We
have
some
very
specialized
areas
in
our
plan
too,
and
these
are
our
campus
areas,
such
as
the
medical
district
in
the
heart
of
downtown,
which
is
the
greatest
concentration
of
employment
in
the
entire
charleston
region.
Over
twenty
thousand
boys
there
go
to
work
and
do
their
jobs
there.
Every
day
we
also
have
our
job
center
category.
D
But
structures
are
likely
to
have
to
be
elevated
again.
This
would
be
applied
in
areas
like
john's
island
or
james
island,
where
we
have
these
low-impact
and
conserved
areas
and
other
structures
that
might
be
in
those
areas.
At
present,
we'd
work
to
adapt
and
defend
depending
on
their
particular
situation,
and
you
know,
hopefully,
a
lot
of
this
area
could
also
be
lands
preserved
via
public
ownership
and
or
private
ownership
that
has
preservation
or
conservation
easements.
D
Originally,
this
category
went
all
the
way
to
broad
street
incorporated
all
of
broad
street,
but
we
felt
that
we
needed
to
back
it
up
from
that
area.
Given
the
historic
buildings,
given
the
nature
of
the
blocks
in
that
area,
it's
not
really
a
place
that
the
bigger
buildings
would
go.
Those
are
targeted
more
towards
upper
peninsula,
and
so
we
stopped
the
city
center
at
market
street.
In
this
new
version
of
plan,
that's
a
little
bit
different
from
previous
plans.
D
And
you
also
have
mostly
neighborhood
level
density
around
downtown
from
areas
around
college
of
charleston
to
charlestown,
to
the
french
quarter
to
ansonboro
and
the
east
side
all
through
there,
and
then
we
do
have
a
little
bit
lower
density
existing.
This
is
all
based
on
existing
uses
and
densities,
but
a
little
bit
lower
density
in
wagner
terrace
because
of
the
time
frame
in
which
that
was
built,
and
then
I
think
I've
identified.
D
D
So
we've
talked
a
little
bit
about
these,
but
I'll
just
kind
of
do
a
little
summary
of
how
we
have
in
our
changes
in
land
use
from
the
previous
plan.
We've
had
areas
for
future
growth
are
being
determined
now
in
this
plan,
this
first
time
ever
by
elevation
considerations,
the
high
ground
and
current
and
future
transit
and
infrastructure.
First.
D
That
means
that,
where
we're
putting
the
city
center
areas,
it
has
close
proximity
to
that
new
low
country,
rapid
transit
and
also
has
better
elevation
than
other
areas.
The
neighborhood
edge
designations
are
more
the
periphery
of
neighborhoods
and
the
place
of
connection
between
the
nearby
residential
areas
and
major
multimodal
transportation
routes.
D
This
has
been
called
the
urban
core
urban
center
areas
and
of
course
it
encompasses
a
variety
of
urban
scale
development
and
then
our
neighborhood
designation,
which
is
a
lot
of
the
neighborhoods
in
the
downtown
and
it's
in
previous
plans.
It
had
been
described
as
urban
and
then,
of
course,
the
settlement
communities
next
slide.