The Town of Seabrook Island will host a Development Standards Ordinance (DSO) Open House meeting on Mon. August 23rd from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. The meeting will take place at Seabrook Island Town Hall, 2001 Seabrook Island Road.

During the meeting, attendees will hear a brief overview from the project consultant (PLB Planning Group) about the town’s efforts over the last two years to review and update its DSO, as well as a summary of the goals and objectives of the new ordinance. The town’s Zoning Administrator will present a draft of the town’s new Zoning Map and will summarize the planned transition from the old zoning districts to the new. Following presentations, town officials and the project consultant will be on hand to answer questions and hear feedback from meeting attendees. 

The town is offering six ways to participate in the upcoming Open House:

​Copies of the draft DSO, proposed Zoning Map, Zoning Transition Summary and other materials may be found at https://www.townofseabrookisland.org/dso-open-house.html.

For more information, please call (843) 768-9121 or email jcronin@townofseabrookisland.org

The Charleston County and City of Charleston Planning Departments are in the process of conducting a joint planning effort to create consistent land use, zoning, and development requirements for the Maybank Highway Corridor on James Island, and the Maybank Highway and Main Road Corridors on Johns Island.

The next round of public workshops on this collaborative effort are scheduled as follows:

James Island

• Maybank Highway Zoning Public Workshop
• Tues. June 11 - 6:00 pm to 7:30pm
• Lowcountry Senior Center (865 Riverland Drive)

Johns Island

• Maybank Highway and Main Road Zoning Public Workshop 
• Mon. June 17th  - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
• St. Johns High School (1518 Main Road)

At these meetings County and City Planning Department staff will present specific draft overlay text and maps for public review and comment.

​For more information, please click here. 

On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at 3:00 PM, the Town of Seabrook Island will host representatives from the real estate development firm, Big Rock Partners, which is proposing to build a 200-room senior living facility adjacent to the Freshfields Village shopping center.  Representatives from Big Rock will provide details on their proposed project, and will answer questions from Seabrook Island residents.  All interested residents are encouraged to attend.
 
A quorum of Town Council and the Planning Commission may be present; however, no official town business will be conducted.
 
This meeting will take place behind the Seabrook Island Property Owners Association security gate. Any individual wishing to attend the meeting who does not have access behind the security gate should contact (843) 768-5321 for assistance prior to the meeting.