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From YouTube: City of Charleston City Council Meeting 1/24/2023
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City of Charleston City Council Meeting 1/24/2023
B
B
C
My
mic
to
work:
can
you
hear
me?
Thank
you,
God
of
compassion
and
Justice
help
us
in
the
age
of
great
Division
and
polarization
to
learn
the
art
of
civil
discourse
and
compassionate
listening
with
those
who
worship
you
through
other
religions,
particularly
our
Jewish,
Muslim
and
Hindi
brothers
and
sisters,
and
the
same
compassion
should
be
extended
to
our
brothers
and
sisters
who
do
not
subscribe
to
any
religious,
Doctrine
or
or
ideology.
C
B
All
right,
thank
you
all
for
being
with
us
tonight.
I
think
most
of
you
have
been
with
us
before,
but
just
in
case,
and
this
is
very
unlikely
that
we
would
have
to
evacuate
the
building.
But
if
that
were
to
occur,
don't
use
the
elevator
they're
the
two
doors
out
of
this
main
room
and
one
door
out
of
the
room
to
my
right,
the
two
stairs
leading
downstairs
and
then
just
the
one
stairway
heading
out
the
front
door.
B
That
would
be
our
route
out
of
here
in
that
unlikely
event,
but
just
want
everybody
to
be
aware,
and
we
I
have
the
honor
tonight
of
giving
our
state
of
the
city
address
right
at
six
o'clock.
So
to
give
the
folks
time
to
set
up
for
that,
we're
going
to
take
a
break
at
5
45.
we're
going
to
proceed
along
with
as
much
business
as
we
can
accomplish
before
then,
but
we
will
be
breaking
at
5
45
for
a
little
15
minute
break
and
then
the
State
of
the
Union
good
news
for
everyone.
B
They
only
allow
me
12
12
minutes,
so
it's
not
going
to
last
that
long,
okay.
So
next
up
is
our
public
hearings
and
Mr
Morgan.
Would
you
please
come
forward
and
I
will
start
with,
of
course,
number
one
which
is
a
matter
involving
13
20,
Folly
Road,
rezoning
from
limited
business
to
General
business
y'all
want
to
see
if
you
can
get
the
screen
going
up
here
and
but
but
Mr
Morgan.
Please
please
proceed
to
describe
it
at
the
same
time.
So.
E
He
has
brought
forward
a
rezoning
request
that
was
received
by
the
Planning
Commission
I
think
we're
going
to
be
live
here
with
maps
in
just
a
second,
so
we
can
zip
through
those,
but
it
is
a
fairly
simple
request.
We've
also
consulted
with
the
town
of
James
Island,
where
another
part
of
this
business
is
here.
We
go
so
there's
the
property,
it's
off
of
Folly
Road,
it's
south
of
Fort
Johnson.
It
backs
up
to
other
residential
areas.
E
E
Automotive
repair,
okay,
sir,
so
there
you
see
some
of
the
cars
that
are
on
the
site.
You
see
the
building
that
has
the
white
roof,
that's
in
the
town
of
James
Island.
That
has
a
structure
that
is
indoor
repair
work
too.
In
our
plan,
it's
in
our
neighborhood
Edge,
so
the
GB
was
a
little
bit
more
intensive,
but
we're
trying
to
fix
this
situation
for
a
pre-existing
business.
So
that
is
why
we're
recommending
for
it
just
a
difference
in
lb
and
GB
in
the
overlay.
E
However,
those
really
won't
come
into
apply
here
unless
this
business
one
day
leaves
as
long
as
this
business
stays
here,
they're
going
to
be
in
conformance
here's
some
images
of
it
from
volley
Road-
and
this
is
the
building
I-
believe
that's
in
the
town
on
the
side
there.
So
it's
a
long
established
business
in
this
location
and
it's
gotten
bigger.
E
D
A
F
F
B
D
D
G
E
So
in
the
city,
in
our
version
of
the
the
overlay
we,
the
predominance,
is
with
the
with
the
base.
Zoning
is
so
we
look
at
these,
were
it
was
currently
Zone
lb,
limited
business
when
the
Folly
Road
overlay
came
into
play,
and
this
would
take
it
to
General
business
under
the
Folly
Road
overlay
and
those
are
the
restrictions
that
you
would
have
under
General
business
and
the
Folly
overlay.
It's
a
little
bit
more
permissive.
E
E
H
Member
Shea-
this
is
just
a
very
general
question
for
you,
Mr
Morgan,
because
you
do
such
a
wonderful
job
with
all
of
these
presentations
and
I
think
we're
all.
We
can
also
appreciate
your
thoroughness
on
this.
Is
there
a
reason
why
it
enclosure
McKinley
for
asking
this
question?
Is
there
a
reason
why
we
don't
get
all
this
other
attachments
in
our
agenda
package,
because
this
helps.
H
E
B
E
This
is
an
amendment
to
a
planned
unit,
development
that
you
all
saw
in
the
last
year
or
so,
as
time
has
passed
since
it
was
approved.
The
existing
business-
that's
on
the
site,
realized
that
there
were
some
constraints
in
the
Pud
that
did
not
really
reflect
the
way
they
operate
on
the
site.
It's
the
site,
the
business.
That's
there
is
the
Tattooed
Moose
on
John's
Island.
So
these
amendments
are
to
deal
with
that
situation.
This
is
on
Maybank
Highway
on
John's
Island,
it's
just
to
the
west
of
Southwick.
E
It's
a
development
that
would
have
townhouses
as
well
as
the
existing
Tattooed
Moose
I'll
show
you
some
slides.
That
show
give
you
a
refresher
on
the
the
Pud
and,
of
course
this
is
in
our
account
plan
as
me,
neighborhood
Edge,
and
so
it
is
in
line.
The
Pud
itself
is
in
line
with
the
neighborhood
edge
of
the
comprehensive
plan.
This
is
just
what
the
neighborhood
Edge
allows
for
six
to
20
units
an
acre.
E
The
amount
of
area
for
the
parking
for
the
commercial
use
is
slightly
expanded
in
the
amount
of
area
for
the
residential
has
has
dropped
a
little
bit,
but
the
number
of
units
is
the
same,
and
then
we
will
go
to
the
images
of
the
layout
of
the
development,
and
these
should
this
should
all
be
in
your
packages
as
well.
Everything
that's,
of
course,
in
red
of
the
changes,
and
that
is
the
overall
area,
and
here
you
see
that
there
has
been
a
changeover.
E
This
area
has
been
added
to
the
the
area
and
it's
going
to
be
used
for
parking
and
they
have
outdoor
use
area
that
is
basically
in
this
Zone
here
and
that
parking
will
help
provide
for
that
as
well.
But
everything
else
about
the
Pod
will
remain
the
same.
Thank
you
for
image.
There
you
go,
there's
the
buffers
along
the
bank
Highway
the
green
spaces
that
will
be
provided
in
the
development.
This
will
be
a
series
of
Townhouses.
It
will
back
up
to
a
marsh
area.
I
The
Hat
committee
should
look
at
the
changing
the
form
of
government
because
many
can't
afford
to
raise
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
a
campaign.
Secondly,
the
freedom
caucus
in
Colombia,
which
has
made
a
really
serious
statements
in
terms
of
raising
money
in
the
ethics
Commission.
The
essence
is
going
to
put
a
campaign,
can
be
format,
it's
not
being
enforced
by
sled
and
therefore
a
lot
of
people
are
basically
in
the
criminal
rule
side
that
are
poor.
I
B
G
Thank
you
Mr
Mayor.
Now
this
is
not
my
district,
so
but
this
is
another
PUD
on
John's
Island.
You
know
the
traffic,
the
infrastructure
I
just
I,
don't
know
how
you
feel
about
it.
Councilmember
Brady
I
would
just
love
to
hear
from
you,
because
I
I
don't
hear
from
John's
Island
constituents.
I
mean
I,
hear
from
friends,
and
things
like
that.
I
mean
James,
Allen
and
John's.
J
Yeah,
no,
where
this
one
is
located
as
Christopher
mentioned,
where
Tattooed
Moose
is
on
Maybank,
it's
already
kind
of
in
a
commercial
node.
So
it's
not
like
that.
It's
out
of
character
with
what's
going
on
and
also
to
have
the
pods
in
relation
to
other
commercial
developments
there.
It
actually
creates
some
Synergy
in
that
area
that
wouldn't
require.
J
You
know,
folks
to
always
have
to
drive
to
do
things.
So
it
puts
businesses
near
residences,
which
is
there's
a
couple
other
pods
on
John's
Island
that
are
going
near
neighborhoods
as
well,
and
it's
been
a
really
nice
lifestyle.
Accommodation,
as
in
Maybank
Village,
is
near
Estuary
beans
and
barley
and
Charleston
Distilling
Company,
and
then
the
new
low
tide
is
going
to
go
in
near
that
vicinity
as
well.
J
So
there's
a
lot
of
kind
of
commercial
nodes
is
going
in
there
that
I,
don't
think
necessarily
as
substantially
to
the
traffic.
It
actually
reduces
it
because
you're
putting
where
people
want
to
live,
work
and
play
in
closer
proximity
to
each
other.
However,
I
do
agree
with
you,
which
will
be
later
on
on
the
agenda
where
there
are
other
kind
of
up
zonings
that
have
been
requested,
that
you
know
I
think
are
kind
of
out
of
character
with
the
area.
So.
G
J
Haven't
spoken
with
him
about
it,
but
if
you're
referencing,
the
Maybank
overlay,
Zone,
the
city
and
the
county
have
been
working
together
on
that,
so
that
the
city
comes
into
alignment
with
the
commercial
nodes
as
well,
that
are
at
Maine
and
Maybank
kind
of
the
center
of
Maybank
and
then
also
at
Maybank
and
River
as
well.
Thank.
G
H
So
if
we
can
add
more
commercial
activity
and
I
can't
remember
what
a
particular
zoning
request
was
several
years
ago,
but
if
we
can
develop
this
into
more
commercial
needs
for
the
residents
out
there,
there's
a
food
desert
out
there,
there's
a
there's,
a
grocery
store
desert
out
there.
There's
a
restaurant
desert
out
there.
So
more
of
this
type
of
activity
helps
the
folks
on
John's
Island.
D
E
E
Our
denser
zoning
categories,
have
affordable
housing
built
on
these
lots
and
regulate
it
by
virtue
of
the
number
of
bedrooms
that
are
on
the
lot
as
a
or
in
the
building
that
would
be
built
on
the
lot
or
use
them
a
lot
as
opposed
to
the
number
of
residential
units.
So
it
gives
some
more
flexibility
for
affordable
housing
and
this
expands
on
it
further.
It
was
actually
brought
to
our
attention
by
a
existing
structure.
E
That's
on
Upper
King
Street
that
is
going
to
be
converted
to
affordable
housing,
and
this
particular
development
can
take
advantage
of
that.
It's
a
entirely
privately
funded,
affordable
housing
development
and
they
just
needed
a
little
bit
of
expansion,
and
we
thought
this
was
a
very
good
thing
to
to
do
for
this
category,
to
allow
for
more
of
the
regulation
by
bedrooms
on
these
existing
denser
lots
that
could
have
affordable
housing
on
them.
So
this
will
help
create
more
affordable
housing
in
the
community.
K
You
Josh
Dix
640
Rutledge,
Avenue
I'm,
the
government
Affairs
director
for
the
Realtors
association
I,
want
to
say
thank
you
for
taking
this
up.
We
need
to
really
think
outside
the
box
on
how
we're
going
to
approach
density
and
get
more
affordable
product
into
the
city,
but
we
can't
do
it
alone.
The
zoning
work
that's
coming
up
is
going
to
be
really
important
to
where
we
can
identify
these
blind
spots
in
the
zoning
code
and
add
more
opportunities
for
affordable
housing
in
our
portfolio
of
product
that
we
have.
K
We
also
need
to
take
a
look
at
the
development
timelines
and
how
long
it's
taking
to
get
a
project
into
a
CEO.
We
will
never
be
able
to
produce
an
affordable
product
unless
we
address
some
of
these
issues
that
doesn't
cost
money,
it
doesn't
take
any
additional
time.
We
just
need
to
look
and
think
how
we're
doing
these
things
and
try
to
develop
an
approach
going
forward.
So
thanks.
Thank
you,
sir.
B
H
E
B
B
Member
Mitchell,
you
can
second
it
a
second
by
councilmember
Mitchell,
all
right.
So
these
are
all
Residential
Properties
I,
believe
that
are
just
been
annexed
into
the
City
and
getting
their
residential
zoning
correct.
Yes,
sir,
so
I'm
just
going
to
call
out
their
names
for
the
records
sake:
372
Linwood,
Drive,
521,
Saint,
Andrews,
Boulevard,
1401,
Riverfront,
Drive,
1603,
Pinecrest,
Road,
1731,
East,
Avalon,
Circle,
1754,
Jersey,
Avenue,
2056,
Piper,
Drive,
2161,
wapu,
Hall,
Road
and
2190
Saint,
James
Drive.
Would
anyone
like
to
be
heard
on
any
of
those
properties?
L
E
This
one,
the
zoning
that's
recommended,
for
it
is
sr1.
It
was
R4
in
Charleston
County,
so
those
are
fairly
comparable,
zonings
and
looking
at
the
configuration
there
I
don't
see
a
scenario
where
they
would
be
able
to
subdivide
it,
because
we
don't
really
allow
flag
lots
and,
given
that
it
looks
like
the
existing
structure,
takes
up
most
of
the
width
of
the
lot
I.
Don't
think
this
is
one
that
was
not
my
understanding
that
they
were
annexing
this
for
a
subdivision,
and
you
see
how
the
size
of
the
surrounding
lots
are
fairly
comparable.
We.
L
E
L
B
B
B
N
B
N
N
H
B
We
did
inquire
when
this
topic
came
up
in
our
last
meeting
and
I
come
to
find
out
that
the
crossing
guard
program
currently
run
by
the
sheriff's
department
will
be
turned
over
to
the
school
district
starting
next
school
year.
And
so
at
that
point
starting
next
school
year,
Charleston
County,
School
District
will
be
the
point
of
contact
and
responsible
for
recruiting
crossing
guards
and
managing
the
program
for
what
that's
worth
all
right.
L
M
Hello,
Andy
Del,
Porto,
447,
ug
Street
I'm,
here
to
speak
in
support
of
The
Pedestrian
safety
on
the
upper
peninsula
proposal
that
was
presented
here
by
traffic
Transportation
Committee
of
the
last
city
council.
Meeting
the
same
general
topic
is
what
we
just
heard
on
as
a
brief
reminder
of
this
request
for
ball
belts
or
curb
extensions
at
the
intersection
of
Rutledge
and
Moultrie
Rutledge
and
Simmons
King
and
Moultrie
King
and
Grove
streets.
M
These
are
Key
Road
Crossings,
where
children
cross
twice
a
day
as
they
and
their
parents
go
to
and
from
the
schools
of
James
Simmons
sun
drops
Montessori
and
Charleston
Charter
School
for
Math
and
Science.
These
Bulldogs
will
be
Key
Safety
devices
for
the
children
going
to
and
from
school,
and
they
are
included
in
the
2018
city
transportation
plan
Council
approved
so
I'd
like
to
thank
the
mayor
city
council,
particularly
council,
member
Sacrament,
who
I've
worked
with
on
this
traffic
and
transportation
committee
and
City
staff,
particularly
Robbie
Somerville,
for
their
work
so
far.
M
But
my
main
ask
here
today
is
that
you
continue
to
prioritize
finding
funding
for
these
projects
from
County,
Council
and
other
sources.
These
are
good
plans
and
they
are
certainly
being
asked
for
by
the
citizens,
as
evidenced
by
the
fact
that
I
put
together
a
petition
that
gathered
over
149
signatures
or
sorry
exactly
100.6
trips,
but
the
funding
will
be
the
big
lift.
So
please
prioritize
funding
for
these
crucial
safety
improvements,
so
our
children
can
arrive
at
school
and
back
home
to
us
safely
each
night.
Thank.