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REZONING APPLICATION
CITY OF CHARLESTON
Department of Planning, Preservation & Sustainability
Zoning Division phone: 843.724.3781
2 George St, Third Floor fax: 843.724.3772
Charleston, SC 29401 www.charleston-sc.gov
APPLICATION MUST BE PRINTED IN COLOR
Planning Commission Meeting Date Requested
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Property Address/Location:
TMS #: County:
Acreage: Total Highland Critical Area FW Wetlands
Deed Recorded: Date Book Page
Plat Recorded: Date Book Page
Restrictive Covenants Recorded: None Yes - Book Page
Request zoning change from: to:
Reason for requested rezoning:
Owner:
Address:
Phone: Fax: E-Mail:
Applicant:
Address:
Phone: Fax: E-Mail:
Relationship to Owner: Engineer/Surveyor/Architect Attorney Prospective Buyer
Representative/Other
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REZONING APPLICATION
CITY OF CHARLESTON
Department of Planning, Preservation & Sustainability
Zoning Division phone: 843.724.3781
2 George Street, Third Floor fax: 843.724.3772
Charleston, SC 29401 www.charleston-sc.gov
Information Required:
Tax map indicating the subject property
Recorded plat of the subject property
Rezoning application fee (check or cash payable to the City of Charleston)
For PUD applications, 15 copies of PUD Master Plan
I hereby acknowledge by my signature below that the foregoing application is complete and accurate and
that I am the owner of the subject property. I authorize the subject property to be posted and inspected and
this application to be heard by the Planning Commission of the City of Charleston on the meeting date
requested.
Owner Date
(ORIGINAL SIGNATURE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS REQUIRED)
REZONING APPROVAL PROCESS
The rezoning process usually takes three to four months to complete.
1. PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW - Meet with City staff to receive comments on the proposed rezoning.
2. PLANNING COMMISSION - Submit completed color application, rezoning fee, tax map and recorded plat to the Zoning
Division by 12:00 pm on the deadline date to be placed on the Planning Commission agenda. Application must have
original signature of the owner; faxed and/or copied applications will not be accepted. Staff will review the application.
Incomplete submittals will be not be placed on the Planning Commission agenda. The Planning Commission will hold a
public hearing and make a recommendation to City Council for approval, approval with conditions, disapproval or
deferral of the rezoning.
3. CITY COUNCIL After the Planning Commission makes its recommendation, the application will be forwarded to City
Council where another public hearing will be held approximately one month later. City Council will then give the
application first reading and make a decision to approve or disapprove the requested rezoning. Rezoning approvals
require a subsequent second and third reading, typically at the next scheduled Council meeting, before the rezoning is
ratified.
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:
Application Received
Date Time Fee Receipt
Staff Application Complete? Yes No
Planning Commission recommendation:
The Planning Commission heard the rezoning application and its recommendation to City Council is as follows:
Approval Approval with Conditions Disapproval
Comments:
Date
Chairman or Zoning Official
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PUD MASTER PLAN/REZONING
APPROVAL PROCESS
CITY OF CHARLESTON
Department of Planning, Preservation & Sustainability
Zoning Division
City Council
public hearing and first reading
Approximately one month after the Planning Commission meeting; fourth Tuesday of
the month.
City Council
second & third reading
Approximately two weeks after the first City Council meeting; second Tuesday of the
month.
Begin subdivision and
development approval
process
Concept Plan submittal to staff
Concept Plan Review is intended to provide city staff with an introduction to the
proposed development and a chance to comment on the proposal before the
expenditure of funds in preparation of a Master Plan. Meeting with City departments
is scheduled approximately 17 working days after plan submittal.
Pre-Application meeting with staff
Initial meeting with City staff to discuss property.
(no fee or application required)
Planning Commission
public hearing and recommendation
Planning Commission meeting is typically the third Wednesday of every month.
Submit to the Zoning Division per the
published deadline:
- 15 copies of the Master Plan
(development guidelines, land
plan, traffic study, etc).
- rezoning application
- fee ($200 + $20/highland acre)
See Sec 54-255 for Master Plan submittal
requirements.
Submit to the Zoning Division at least
two weeks prior to the Council mtg:
- 22 copies of the Master Plan
City staff will forward rezoning
application, PUD Master Plan and
recommendation to Council.
Typically no submittal requirements at
this time.
PUD
APPROVAL
Copy of approved PUD Master
Plan sent to applicant.
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The following should be submitted as a complete package (15 sets) and should accompany an original rezoning
application form and rezoning application fee for a Planned Unit Development. Refer to the City of Charleston Zoning
Ordinance Article 2, Part 7 for a complete description of the PUD district including requirements, procedures for review,
amendments, etc. Applications missing any of the following components will be considered incomplete and will not be
placed on the Planning Commission agenda for rezoning.
SITE SURVEY (survey of the project area prepared by a registered land surveyor)
Exact location, size, shape, gross acreage, highland acreage, wetland acreage & ownership of tract
Location of all grand trees
Location and description of all existing easements
Location of all freshwater and saltwater wetlands/critical area with a stamp or verification of accuracy from
OCRM and/or Corps of Engineers
Location of existing manmade features (structures, utility lines, drainage canals, etc.)
Topographic information
Location and description of cultural resources as identified by local & state agencies
INFRARED PHOTOGRAPH
For projects ten acres or more
LAND USE PLAN (site plan to scale this does not have to be detailed down to the configuration of individual lots but
should show areas of specific proposed land uses)
Project location
Location of each type of land use/pod (residential, commercial, open space, wetlands, right-of-ways, water
bodies, etc.) and any notes pertinent to those uses.
Area breakdown (net, gross, types of use, open space, wetlands, right-of-ways, water bodies, etc.)
Density and maximum number of lots allowed (per each land use and overall total)
Grand trees
Required and elective buffer
Location of cultural resources
DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES (bound text document with project description and development standards)
PUD Title and Date
Section 1. Relationship to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston (see attached example)
___ Approval of PUD Master Plan (date and ordinance number)
___ Relationship to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston (incorporation,
regulations, definitions, administration, enforcement, etc.)
Section 2. Introduction including an Executive Summary and Background Information
___ Project Location
___ Total Area
___ TMS #
___ Property Owner/Developer
___ Current zoning
___ Background information
___ Development summary
___ Goals for project
Section 3. Land Use
___ Area breakdown (highland + wetlands = gross area)
(Buildable area + total open space + buffers + right-of-way + etc = gross area)
___ Net Density and maximum number of lots allowed
___ Development pods zone district label, brief description, area for each, density for
each, etc.
Section 4. Zoning Criteria (for each development pod)
Type of unit allowed (commercial bldg, mixed use, single-family detached, single-
family attached, multi-family)
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
MASTER PLAN REQUIREMENTS
CITY OF CHARLESTON
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Section 4. Zoning Criteria (for each development pod) continued
Minimum lot size
Minimum lot frontage (including cul-de-sacs)
Minimum setbacks (including any exceptions i.e. stairs, porches)
Maximum lot occupancy
Maximum height (height district)
Accessory building - setbacks, max area, max height, use
Parking requirements
Loading dock requirements for commercial uses
Permitted uses for each pod/zone district (note specific uses allowed/prohibited or
reference Zoning Ordinance as applicable)
Section 5. Open Space (required for PUDs that are 10 acres or more)
___ Total open space area (min. 20% of gross area)
___ Total usable open space area (min. 25% of total open space)
___ Conceptual plan for open space (usable and passive) including open space
components and corresponding areas (trails, marsh, parks, buffers, etc)
___ Ownership and maintenance of open space
___ Include open space definitions from Zoning Ordinance
Section 6. Buffers
___ Required landscape buffers location and composition (type, width and planting
schedule see Zoning Ordinance)
___ Critical line buffer (width, building setback, composition, jurisdiction see Zoning
Ordinance)
___ Elective buffers (width, composition, etc.)
___ Ownership and maintenance
Section 7. Tree Summary
___ Summary of existing conditions
___ Tree protection standards pursuant to City of Charleston Zoning Ordinance
Section 8. Right-Of-Way
___ Public or private roads (built to City of Charleston standards)
___ Right-of-way width and pavement width
___ Curb and gutter or swales
___ Sidewalk (location, composition, width)
___ Right-of-way cross section
___ Any change in r/w material subject to approval by City Engineer
___ Right-of-ways must accommodate emergency vehicles and public service (i.e. garbage
collection) vehicles
Section 9. Drainage Basin Analysis
___ Flood zone, community panel number and date
___ Topography
___ Existing drainage
___ Wetlands verification (fresh and saltwater)
___ Preliminary stormwater techniques
___ City of Charleston and DHEC/OCRM guidelines
Section 10. Traffic Study (may be provided under separate cover - note accordingly)
Section 11. Cultural Resources (may be provided under separate cover note accordingly)
___ Information resource
___ Findings
___ Protection plan
Section 12. Letters of Coordination
Water, Sewer, Power, Telephone, Cable, School District, etc.
Section 13. Any Additional Information/Criteria (i.e. form-based design criteria, sustainable development
criteria, photographs, axonometric sketches,
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RELATIONSHIP TO THE CITY OF CHARLESTON ZONING ORDINANCE
The Development Guidelines and Land Use Plan for the __________________________ Planned Unit Development
(PUD), attached hereto and made a part hereof, are part of the PUD conditional use Master Plan application
submitted in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston, Article 2, Part 7 Sections 54-250,
et seq. The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston is incorporated herein by reference, except as
amended herein.
No person shall erect or alter any building, structure, or sign on any tract of land or use any tract of land within
the __________________________ PUD except in conformance with these guidelines and regulations. Unless
modified herein, definitions of terms used in the _________________________ PUD Development Guidelines shall
follow definitions listed in the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston, as amended from time to time.
Administration and enforcement of the adopted _________________________ PUD Master Plan shall follow Article
9 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston.
The __________________________ PUD Master Plan was approved by Charleston City Council ________________
on Ordinance Number __________________.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
MASTER PLAN REQUIREMENTS
CITY OF CHARLESTON
(project name)
(project name)
(project name)
(project name)
(project name)