Resolution 2018-07: Distribution of Funds for County Greenbelt Program 9. Ordinances up for Second/Final Reading: Ordinance 2018-04: Proposed Change to the Town of James Island Zoning and Land Development Regulations including a change adding a development standard to require installation of a multi-use path in the Folly Road Overlay Zoning District
Public Hearing: Ordinance 2018-04: Proposed Change to the Town of James Island Zoning and Land Development Regulations, including a change adding a development standard to require installation of a multi-use path in the Folly Road Overlay Zoning District.
very concerned about it being a parking lot. One thing she admires about the neighborhood is it is one of the last remaining affordable neighborhoods on James Island. She also commented about the number of children that ride bikes and those that walk or jog. She does not want a bar where there are children in a neighborhood.
the neighborhood. The roads cannot sustain additional traffic and people leaving a bar at 2 a.m. is not a good idea.
Mt. Pleasant is friendly and has great food. However, she shares the concerns that everyone has. She asked if people would be able to enter and exit from Jordan St., because Jordan is already the de facto access road
request and retracts his support. His reason for opposing is based on the comments made by others. This would be a huge detriment to the neighborhood. Jesse O Shea, 1545 Patterson Ave., he and his wife moved to Bayfront a few years ago because it was an older established neighborhood but over the last few years, it is quickly changing. Jordan is a frontage road and there are no sidewalks or speed bumps. They are the last neighborhood that do not have speed bumps. Centerville and Rivers Point Row has them but Bayfront has been left out and there is a lot of traffic through the neighborhood. The parking lot brings concerns for his family because of evening traffic into the wee
Joe Walters, he and his brother Dave own property at 813 Jordan St., and 792 Folly Rd. He thanked Council for listening to the people because it makes James Island a great place to live. Mr. Walters said there is a
Motion in favor was made by Councilman Stokes, seconded by Councilman Mullinax and passed unanimously. Information Reports:
made by Councilman Stokes, seconded by Councilman Milliken and passed unanimously. Committee Reports: Land Use Committee: Councilman Blank spoke regarding the proposed parking lot at 813 Jordan St. explaining the number of uses in an Office General zoning (i.e., restaurant or bar). He is sure that the owners have good intentions; however, should they sell the property a number of other businesses could go there, not only a parking lot. Environment and Beautification Committee: Councilman Milliken reported a successful Adopt-a-Highway trash pickup. Forty citizens volunteered their service and collected 60 bags of trash. Special thanks to Boy Scout Troops 44, 46, and James Island Exchange Club for their efforts. A gorilla trash pickup will be held on Saturday, June 2, 9-11 a.m. Volunteers are needed for Helping Hands. Helping Hands is a committee that services people s yards that are unable to do it themselves. Please contact Councilman Milliken or Mary Beth Berry (843) 425-6473. The new Chair for James Island Pride is Henrietta Martin, Amy Ball, Secretary, Deanne Grayson, Adopt-a-Highway Chair, and Mary Beth Berry, remains Chair of Helping Hands. James Island Arts will host a collection of poetry on empathy at the James Island Senior Center, Friday, June 1, 1:30-2:30 p.m. 5.00 donation.
Regulations: Motion in favor was made by Councilman Blank, seconded by Councilman Milliken and passed unanimously:
Ordinance 2018-03: To Amend Ordinance 2012-10, Chapter 91 Concerning Weeds, Rank Vegetation and Solid Waste: Motion in favor was made by Councilman Stokes, seconded by Councilman Mullinax and passed unanimously. Ordinances up for First Reading: Ordinance 2018-04: Proposed Change to the Town of James Island Zoning and Land Development Regulations including a change adding a development standard to require installation of a multi-use path in the Folly Road Overlay Zoning District: Motion in favor was made by Councilman Milliken, seconded by Councilman Stokes.
Opening Exercises: Mayor Woolsey called the Special Meeting to order and led Council in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. FOIA: This meeting was published and posted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and the requirements of the Town of James Island.
p.m. Respectfully submitted: Frances Simmons Town Clerk FY Complete 92 Monthly Budget Report Fiscal Year 2017/2018 July August September October November December January February March April May June TOTAL BUDGET GENERAL FUND REVENUE Accommodations Tax 4195 3602 5,776 13,573 2,500 Brokers Insurance Tax 8 6,968 15,414 22,390 580,000 Building Permit Fees 2,411 1,640 1,118 1,787 1,629 2,516 1,679 847 1,401 15,029 11,000 Business Licenses 2,335 26,090 15,457 13,931 1,324 12,670 40,601 109,860 84,840 20,313 14,764 342,184 281,200 Contributions/Donations-Park 100 350 400 3,000 Franchise Fees 161,405 5,614 49,262 54,022 4,672 46,893 321,868 440,000 Interest Income - Alcohol Licenses -LOP 7,350 7,350 10,000 Local Assessment Fees 776 747 776 2,298 1,850 Local Option Sales Tax (rev) 32,563 62,727 63,760 30,557 64,610 29,810 284,027 370,000 Miscellaneous - 1,000 Planning Zoning Fees 1,180 1,048 1,020 868 1,071 1,374 1,308 754 1,598 868 1,509 12,599 12,000 State Aid to Subdivisions 65,074 65,074 65,074 195,221 252,256 Telecommunications 364 22,605 4 22,973 43,000 Transfer In from Funds Balance 0 326439 62,213 18,117 153,877 51,657 80,739 74,495 236,575 277,833 33,667 188,771 Total 1,345,013 2,331,245 of Budget 58 ADMINISTRATION Fringe Benefits 6,191 9,300 6,191 6,208 6,244 6,627 6,752 6,764 10,004 6,468 6,600 77,348 83,800 Copier 74 396 629 342 642 338 631 502 3,554 5,300
Training Travel 25 25 1,800 Mobile Devices 36 27 37 37 37 37 37 55 9 (13) 372 670 660 Uniform / PPE 148 102 250 250 Planning Commission 200 250 250 250 250 1,200 4,000 Board of Zoning Appeals 394 450 150 200 200 250 250 1,625 3,519 4,000 716 813 114 708 338 572 424 625 646 2,074 Total 7,066 13,335 of Budget 53 BUILDING INSPECTION Mileage Reimbursement 257 257 200 Mobile Devices 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 605 660 Supplies 37 72 109 1,000 Equipment / Software 307 307 1,500 Uniform / PPE 84 84 250 Dues Subcriptions 185 50 235 1,000 Travel Training 761 761 1,500 618 55 55 177 55 240 105 55 55 127 Total 2,358 6,110 of Budget 39 PUBLIC WORKS Mileage Reimbursement - 150 Training Travel 320 320 1,000 Mobile Devices 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 75 139 91 691 660 Traffic Control Devices 568 568 30,000 Uniform / PPE 106 164 374 645 500 Emergency Management 5,383 313 15 2,000 76 879 2,860 11,526 15,000 Dues and Subscriptions 200 200 200 Groundskeeping 1,491 1,341 1,445 3,385 1,672 1,414 1,569 1,334 1,291 4,183 5,250 24,375 40,000 1,596 9,724 3,764 3,150 5,885 20,250 25,034 2,037 83,095 7,559 Total 163,676 289,510 of Budget 57 CODES SAFETY
Deputy Fringes 2162 2981 2126 2987 2550 2706 4148 2773 2058 2492 2058 29042 40000 Unsafe Buildings Demolition 0 20000 Overgrown Lot Clearing 0 1800 Crime Watch Materials 0 250
Teen Cert Program 500 Business Development Council 500 History Commission 1,577 520 469 2,566 4,620
Lighthouse Point Blvd Sidewalk Drainage Phase I 938 938 130,000 Greenhill to Honey Hill Drainage 33,375 9,140 42,515 125,000
Seaside Lane Sidewalk Design 125 4,764 1,030 6,780 4,800 1,565 2,310 21,374 Pinckney Park 8,800 4,133 9,921 367 5,220 300 8,820 37561 335,000 Capital Projects-other 125,900 173,105 299,005 Folly Road Improvements, Phase 1 1,732 1,732 40,000 Folly Road Improvements, Phase II and III 80,000 Folly and Camp Landscaping, Bus Shelter 95,000 25,261 4,764 5,163 16,701 76,780 4,800 102,971 2,310 25,139 49,281 205,018 Total 659,006 1,022,530 Transer In from Hospitality Tax 224,700 Transfer In from General Fund - 336,980 of Budget 64 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX ROLLBACK FUND LOST Rollback 86,346 166,365 165,250 77,411 163,579 75,442 734,393 973,000 LOST Rollback - Interest Income 243 244 236 244 209 271 244 198 268 237 2,394 3,000
identifying and mapping all the watersheds on James Island. Thomas and Hutton are on call engineers under the Charleston County contract. 9) Blue Tide Construction completed the Sterling Drive Improvements. 10) Filled several potholes on Town streets by Town Public Works staff. James Island Town Council
Charleston, SC 29412 RE: Development of the Guide to Historic James Island Booklet Dear Town Council, Attached you will find an outline for the Guide to Historic James Island. We ve selected locations based
I m proposing the booklet be approximately 5.5 H x 8.5 W. This will provide enough space to showcase images and enough content to encourage readers to visit James Island s historic sites. You ll also find attached our cost proposal to write, design, and copy edit the Guide to Historic James Island. It does not include printing costs, but I ve received a rough estimate of 1,200 for a run of 2,000. It also does not include the cost to purchase or take photos of sites. We expect to obtain most of the images we need at no cost from historic archives and interested parties. Thank you for your consideration, Rachel Bragg Preservation Specialist HW Exhibits 498 Wando Park Blvd Suite 700
Marshlands Plantation House Additional no longer extant plantation sites Civil War Sites -2 pages Battery Chavis Battery Haskell Fort Lamar Heritage Area and Seccesionville Historic District Battery Number 1 and 5 Reconstruction Era Sites -1 page Pinckney Park Sol Legare Mosquito Beach Backman Seafood Seashore Farmers Mid-Century Sites -1 page Riverland Terrace Elliot Constantine House Schools -1 page James Island Grammar Cut Bridge
WHEREAS, the Board has also recommended that funds within the urban area be distributed according to the population of the municipalities and the unincorporated urban area; and WHEREAS, the Greenbelt Program s goals for land acquisition were fully met by this year; and WHEREAS, the Greenbelt Program fell far short of its goals for the urban area; and WHEREAS, the burden of the sales tax falls heavily on the families making purchases; and WHEREAS, most residents of the County prefer to have parks near where they live rather than solely where they shop; and WHEREAS, the Greenbelt Program should benefit the vast majority of citizens and voters who live in the
them according to the location of the stores where purchases are made would greatly and unfairly reduce the availability of Greenbelt funds to benefit the people of the Town of James Island; THEREFORE, the Mayor and Council of the Town of James Island call upon the members of County
F (6) FRC-O FOLLY ROAD CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT (EXHIBIT A) WHEREAS, the South Carolina Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act of 1994, Sections 6-29-310, et seq., 6-29-510 et seq., 6-29-710 et seq. and 6-29-110 et seq., of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, authorizes the Town of James Island to enact or amend its zoning and land development regulations
as shown on the map titled Folly Road Corridor Overlay Zoning District. Folly Road is the main thoroughfare on James Island and the only route leading to Folly Beach. As such, it carries a large number of vehicles each day. Moreover, some of the properties along Folly Road are
the jurisdictions. Coordination with applicable town, city, or county: Council, Planning Commission, staff, Design Review Board, or other review, recommendation, or decision-making bodies may be required.
4. Shared access easements between parcels. (2) Traffic study. A traffic impact analysis shall be required in all instances in which the proposed developmental area exceeds five acres or 100 peak hour vehicle trips. Such traffic impact analysis shall be prepared by an independent planning or engineering firm and shall be
provide a continual link access to adjacent parcels, as well as within the development area. Grade-separated pedestrian walkways must provide a direct connection from the street to the
a manner that does not require pedestrians to walk through parking lots or cross driveways and sidewalks may be allowed in right-of-way buffers. (4) Building height. Maximum 35-foot height, excluding previously approved planned developments. (5) Signs. In addition to the requirements in 153.341, all free-standing signs shall meet the following requirements: (a) Reserved; (b) Maximum six-foot height and 40 square feet in the North/South Village,
(c) Maximum eight-foot height and 50 square feet in the Commercial Core Area; (d) Shared shopping center signs shall be allowed with a maximum ten-foot height and 100 square feet; (e) Internal illumination shall be allowed for all areas except the Neighborhood Preservation and Conservation Areas which shall utilize external illumination; (f) Electronic message board signs shall be prohibited; and (g) All legal nonconforming signs located in the Folly Road Corridor Overlay Zoning District shall remain legal nonconforming until removed or replaced.
Road Corridor Overlay District in addition to the requirements described in each of the five Areas. All non-single family detached development applications shall, at the time application is
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