The Charleston County Planning Commission will consider the James Island Moratorium at their June 12 meeting. It is at 2 PM in the afternoon. The Post and Courier reported that Commissioner Amy Fabri requested this item be placed on the agenda. The Chairman of the County Planning Commission was reported as saying that he was consulting with the County legal staff about whether this was possible because Council failed to send it to the Planning Commission with a tie vote. County Councilman Qualey forwarded me a copy of the agenda. It is here. (As I write this, the version of the agenda on the County website does not include this item. I expect it will be updated soon.)
If there is a motion for a moratorium, it is seconded and it comes to a vote, the County Planning Commission may recommend in favor of a moratorium or against. It would then come to Charleston County Council which may adopt the moratorium or not regardless of the recommendation from the Planning Commission. I believe that a public hearing will be required before any moratorium is adopted by County Council.
A moratorium passed by County Council will apply in the unincorporated areas of James Island. The Town and the City of Charleston have already adopted a moratorium in the areas of their jurisdictions.
