[1. Call to Order]
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          . LET'S CALL THIS MEETING TOMORROW ORDER. 
          PLEASE JOIN ME IN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          [3. Adoption of the Agenda]
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA THE STAFF HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF US THIS ARE ALL GOOD WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM WE SEE BOLD SECOND AMENDMENT TURNBULL OKAY ARE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. 
          [4. Approval of the Minutes]
NEXT UP IS APPROVAL THE MINUTES OF OUR JANUARY 21ST MEETING I CAN HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES MOTION HERE AND HERE. OKAY ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND ANSWER APPROVE. OKAY. 
          [5.a. LMO Text Amendment: Public Hearing for consideration of an Ordinance to
Amend Title 16 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Hilton Head Island, the
Land Management Ordinance, to amend the Overlay Zoning District Standards
for the Holiday Homes Neighborhood Character Overlay District (HH-NC-O), to
include the following section: 16-3-106.J.]
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE TO START WITH UNFINISHED BUSINESS SO I'M GOING TO CARRY OVER FROM OUR JANUARY 21ST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. 
          THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE THAT WE THE COMMISSIONERS A VOTE ON RECOMMENDING THE AMENDMENT AND PASSING ON THE TOWN COUNCIL. SO THIS IS AN ALAMO TEXT AMENDMENT. 
          IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE , THE LAND MANAGEMENT TO AMEND SECTION 16 DASH 3-106 JANE TO AMEND THE OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS FOR THE HOLIDAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT AND AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL ON TREY LOWE FROM STAFF FOR A PRESENTATION. GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          HOW IS EVERYONE? GOOD. ALL RIGHT. 
          SO AS OUR CHAIR HAS ALLUDED TO, THIS IS CARRYOVER FROM AN ITEM WE WENT THROUGH IN JANUARY AND SO I WILL HAVE YOU TAKE A LOOK . CAN EVERYONE SEE THAT AT OUR MEMO FOR THIS MEETING? SO IT'S JUST A JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON WHAT WE'VE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. AGAIN, CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOLIDAY HOMES CHARACTER OVERLAY AND JANUARY AGAIN WE DID HOLD A MEETING TO SEE TO TO GET RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD ON WHICH WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO ANYTHING WE WENT OVER FROM THAT MEETING DURING THAT MEETING IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE THAT WE MOVE IT FORWARD TO FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR ANYONE THAT WASN'T HERE AND WANTS TO WILL GO THROUGH THAT ONE MORE TIME JUST SO WE SEE WHAT THE CHANGES BUT AGAIN NO CHANGES TO WHAT WE PROPOSED BACK IN JANUARY AND JUST AS A REMINDER FOR THIS MEETING THAT WE'RE ASKING THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO EITHER RECOMMEND RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO TOWN COUNCIL OR RECOMMEND THE NOW TO TOWN COUNCIL OR RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS TO TOWN COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. SO JUST FOR REFERENCE THESE ARE THE LOTS THAT THE HOLIDAY HOMES CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT REPRESENTS WE HAVE WELL WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY TO THE LEFT FARLEY FIELD ROAD AS AT THE BOTTOM THE SCREEN HERE AND THEN THIS GOES TOWARDS THE OCEAN THIS IS THE CURRENT CODE AS IT READS IT WAS PART OF YOUR PACKET AND THEN THE AMEND THIS THIS IS A PROTECTED COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TO HEAR THE FIRST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THERE ARE PROTECTIVE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE OVER THE HOLIDAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THERE IS NOT A PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION OR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD TO ENFORCE THESE SO WE ARE ADDING THEM TO THE OVERLAY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE TOWN THEY HAVE AN OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT ALSO HAVE PRIVATE COVENANTS OR RESTRICTIONS SO THAT THE OVERLAY REFLECT THOSE PRIVATE COVENANTS AND AND CONDITIONS. 
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THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE CURRENT CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOU SEE A LOT OF OLD GRADE SINGLE STOREY SIDE LOADED GARAGES WITH TWO STORIES BUT NOTHING LIKE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE ON THE NEXT SCREEN. THESE ARE SOME OF THE HOMES THAT ARE BEING BUILT OVER THERE NOW NOT REALLY WITH THE CHARACTER THAT'S IN THERE OR OF WHAT'S IN THE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO THAT GETS US TO OUR CHANGES SO THE BLUE LINE IS THE BLUE STRIKETHROUGH IS WHAT IS IN THE CODE AND WE ARE TAKING OUT AND THE UNDERLINED RED TEXT IS WHAT WE WILL BE ADDING. SO THIS IS OUR APPLICATION IN PURPOSE OR APPLICABILITY AND PURPOSE STATEMENT FOR THE OVERLAY DISTRICT AND WE ARE AMENDING THIS PORTION THE CODE TO ADD THE PURPOSE OF THE HOLIDAY HOMES NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OVERLAY DISTRICT IS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF LOTS IN MANNER THAT MAINTAINS AND ENHANCES THE AREA'S ARCHITECTURE REAL CHARACTER AND DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY. AND THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT. 
          CHANGES TO EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ARE SUBJECT TO THE OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATIONS IN ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED IN SECTION 16 13104D WHICH IS THE RCF OR HOURS HAVE SIX I'M SORRY DISTRICT ON YOUR ZONING MAP NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 16 7103A EXISTING NON-CONFORMING FORMING STRUCTURES AND SITE FEATURES MAY BE EXPANDED LONG AS THE SITE COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIRED FLOOR AREA RATIO AND MAXIMUM PERVIOUS COVERAGE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH THREE BELOW. AND IF THE EXPANDED COMPONENT OF THE STRUCTURE COMPLIANT WITH SECTION 16 3104D AND ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 16 THREE 106 J SO D WOULD BE THE RCF FIVE ZONING DISTRICT J WOULD BE HOLIDAY HOMES CHARACTER OVERLAY THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW? NO CHANGES TO APPROVAL OR THE DELINEATION THE DISTRICT THERE ARE SOME REGULATORY CHANGES THAT WERE MADE ARE SETBACKS WE'RE ELIMINATING A LOT WITH LESS THAN 50 FOOT OF OR 50 FEET OF STREET FRONTAGE OR LESS THAN 1.15 ACRES AN AREA SHALL BE PERMITTED TO REDUCE SIDE YARD SETBACKS TO A MINIMUM OF FIVE FEET OR REMOVING OR MOVING NUMBER ONE DOWN TO WHAT WAS NUMBER TWO WE'RE ADDING THAT SIDE YARD SETBACK SHALL APPLY TO ALL SIDE YARDS AND BE A MINIMUM 65 DEGREES TO THE BUFFER STANDARDS ALSO MAKING SOME CHANGES AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH DRIVEWAY WIDTH RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY YOU'LL SEE THAT DRIVEWAYS FOR STREET AS PERMITTED IN THE SECTION DEVELOPMENT WITHIN REQUIRED BUFFER SHALL BE LIMITED TO A WIDTH OF 24 FEET. 
          WE'RE REDUCING THAT TO 22 FEET FOR LOT AND HORSESHOE DRIVEWAYS WITH TWO CONNECTING DRIVEWAYS FOR STREET ACCESS FROM THE SAME LOT SHALL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL WIDTH OF 22 FEET WITHIN THE REQUIRED BUFFER. SO IT CAN BE IT CAN WIDER JUST AS LONG AS IT'S NOT IN THE BUFFER IT CAN'T BE MORE THAN 22 FEET COLLECTIVELY IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE RATIO MAKING SOME CHANGES TO THAT WE'RE CHANGING IT 50% TO 45% FOR AREA RATIO CHANGING THE MAXIMUM 4000 SQUARE FOOT TO 3200 SQUARE FOOT AND WE'RE ELIMINATING SOME OF THE THE EXCLUSIONS THAT WE'RE ELIMINATING ARE ENCLOSED AREAS WHERE THE FLOOD LEVEL IS LOCATED. 
          THE RECORD FLOOR LEVEL I'M SORRY IS LOCATED BELOW THE REQUIRED BASE FLOOD ELEVATION WHICH ARE USED SOLELY FOR PARKING OR STORAGE AND WE'RE RETAINING ATTIC SPACE AS DEFINED BY THE LATEST ADOPTED ADDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE CHANGES TO PARKING OH SORRY CHANGES TO PARKING ARE GARAGES SHALL NOT BE USED FOR MORE THAN TWO CARS SO TWO CAR GARAGE MAXIMUM AND THEN CHANGE OH I'M SORRY WHAT BACKUP MAXIMUM HEIGHT CHANGES THAT WE'RE ADDING THAT MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND STOREYS OH IT WAS REVERTING THE HOURS OF SIX DISTRICT NOW WE'VE GOT OUR OWN STANDARDS PUT IN HERE FOR THE OVERLAY DISTRICT SO STRUCTURES SHALL NOT EXCEED 30 FEET IN HEIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1610 ONE OF TO SEE ONE THAT'S HOW YOU MEASURE HEIGHT WHICH IS FROM 13 FEET ABOVE FLOOD OR PRE-DEVELOPMENT GRADE 
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WHICHEVER IS HIGHER CURRENTLY THE HOURS HAVE SIX ZONING DISTRICT WHICH WOULD RESTRICT OR IS THE STANDARD FOR HEIGHT THAT'S 35 FEET. SO IT IS A REDUCTION NET REDUCTION IN FIVE FEET AND WE'RE ALSO SAYING THAT IT SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO AND ONE HALF STOREYS IN HEIGHT AND THEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION IT GOES ON TO DEFINE WHAT A STORY IN A HALF STORY IS. I'LL BE GLAD TO READ THAT IF ANYBODY CARES TO READ THAT ALOUD BUT THAT CONCLUDES THE CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS TO THIS OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME I'D IF I WOULD COME BY TO TALK TO THIS MAY COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF SIR GOOD AFTERNOON I HOPE YOU'RE ALL DOING WELL. 
          I'M RICK AND I LIVE AT SIX AZALEA STREET AND HOLIDAY BEEN THERE FOR MANY MANY YEARS AND I MAINLY I'M NOT GOING TO SAY MUCH I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR A COMMISSION FOR YOUR HELP AND THE TAMARA BECKER AND HER COMMITTEE HAS BEEN A LOT OF HELP AND TOWN MANAGER MR. ORLANDO AND SHAWN AND EVERYBODY WITH HIM AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TOWN TREY AND ALL THOSE GUYS THEY'VE BEEN A LOT OF HELP GETTING US TO THIS POINT. 
          I JUST WANT TO THANK THE ONLY FACT I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 83% OF THE RESIDENTS OF HOLIDAY HOMES IS SIGN A PETITION APPROVING FOR THE THEIR APPROVAL OF THESE ORDINANCE AS BASICALLY IT WE'RE HERE AND I'M WIFE JULIE AND I MATT WHO'S BEEN HERE BEFORE HAD TO LEAVE TOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS BUT WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE TO HELP US. 
          THANK YOU. OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON MY NAME IS THAT ERNEST? I WAS A LITTLE BIT 13 AZALEA AND I'VE BEEN AN ISLAND RESIDENT FOR 45 YEARS ROUGHLY AND HOLIDAY HOMES HOMEOWNER OR HOMEOWNER FOR 35 YEARS AND THE THIS ALL STARTED IS THAT THE PIECE THE INSTALL A GRINDER PUMP FOR CRAB RESTAURANT WHOEVER REMEMBERS THAT AND THAT OPENED UP THE POSSIBLE QUALITY OF SOURCE SERVICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THE BSD IF RESIDENTS OF HOLIDAY HOMES WOULD LIKE SAUCE SERVICE WE VOTED YES AND IT WAS AT OUR EXPENSE OPTED IN TO THAT BY DOING SO THAT INCREASED THE BUILDABLE AREA OF THE LOTS BECAUSE YOU COULD ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SEPTIC TANK SO THAT ALL WENT ALONG WELL AND THEN THE TOWN CAME TO US AND SAID WITH OCCURRING WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE PROTECTION AGAINST OVERSIZE LARGE HOUSES BECAUSE THIS WAS WHEN THEY WERE FIRST CONTEMPLATING THE SANDCASTLE ACROSS THE STREET AND WE SAID THE TOWN WROTE THE OVERLAY FOR THE DISTRICT WE ALL APPROVED AND THOUGHT WE WERE PROTECTED WELL AS WE SEEN WITH 35, 37 AND 39 OLEANDER THE PROTECTIONS WERE NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT WHAT WAS WE WERE TRYING TO PREVENT OCCUR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO THEREFORE WE DILIGENTLY WITH MEMBERS OF TOWN VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO TRY TO GET TO THE POINT THAT DO HAVE THE PROTECTION AND CAN MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          SO THAT GETS US TO THIS POINT WHERE WE HAVE THE REVISED OVERLAY REQUEST AND WE JUST HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL APPROVE THIS AND THEN THE TOWN COUNCIL WILL APPROVE IT AND PROTECT THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD I THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. 
          ANY QUESTIONS SIR? THANK YOU MR. OTHER OF A COMMENT HEARING NONE WHO CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE GUYS HERE COMMISSIONERS DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS NON CAN I HAVE A A MOTION MR. CHAIRMAN I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT AND MOVE IT FORWARD. THE COUNCIL FIRST AND SECOND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FAVOR 
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RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND OPPOSED MOTION PASSES THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          TRUE. ALL RIGHT AND WANTED TO MENTION TO MR. LAWSON MENTIONED THE SUPPORT OF COUNCILWOMAN BECKER WHICH SPARKED MY MEMORY DURING OUR MEETING IN JANUARY SHE DID COME UP ON RECORD AND SAY WE WOULD NOT BE GOING TO HER SUBCOMMITTEE OF COUNCIL SO THIS WILL GO TO THIS WILL GO ON THE APRIL 7TH I BELIEVE AGENDA FOR TOWN COUNCIL FIRST READING JUST 
          [6.a. PPR-000069-2026: Public Hearing request from Stephen Barnes, Senior Project Manager, Town of Hilton Head Island, on behalf of the Town of Hilton Head Island, for an Application for Public Project Review for the property identified on Beaufort County Tax Map as Parcel R510 007 000 0228 0000, also identified as the United States Postal Service site, located at 213 William Hilton Parkway. The parcel is located within the Light Commercial and Corridor Overlay Zoning Districts.]
TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THANK YOU THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          NOW TO NEW BUSINESS. THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE THE PLANNING COMMISSION DETERMINE. 
          THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE LOCATION AND CHARACTER AND EXTENT OF THE PROJECT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING PPR 000069-2026 IT'S A REQUEST FROM STEPHEN SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND FOR AN APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC PROJECT REVIEW FOR THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON BEAUFORT TAX MAP AS PARCEL OR 510 GO BELOW 700002280000 ALSO IDENTIFIED AS THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE SITE LOCATED AT 213 WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY THE PARCEL IS LOCATED WITHIN LIGHT COMMERCIAL AND CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONING. 
          LET'S I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC ON THIS TOPIC AND INVITE MICHAEL TO PRESENT WE HAVE THE STAFF. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS MICHAEL CONNELLY SENIOR PLANNING FOR THE TOWN SO THE PROJECT AS THE CHAIRMAN JUST KIND OF OUTLAY IT THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS WITH THIS PUBLIC PROJECT ONE IS THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY THE CONNECTIONS ON SITE PARKING AREAS IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND SPECIFICALLY WE WANT TO SEE IMPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW FROM THE LOCATION OVER THE STREET TO THE SCHOOLS, THE PUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITIES OVER THERE TO INSTALLATION OF ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES INCLUDING SIDEWALKS, SHARED USE PATHWAYS AGAIN IMPROVING SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY THREE STORMWATER INFESTED IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT THE LONG TERM FUNCTIONALITY OF THE DRAINAGE PERFORMANCE AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES IS NOT TO BE CHANGED AND THAT THE POST OFFICE STILL BE MAINTAINED. ACCESS WILL STILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE LOCATION MAP HERE EVERYONE'S PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH IT ON THE NORTH END IT IS ADJACENT TO NORTH POINT AND CLOSE TO THE SCHOOLS WE HAVE OVER HERE. SO THE PROPERTY IS ON LIGHT COMMERCIAL IN THE CORRIDOR OVERLAY AND AGAIN THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS IMPROVING ACCESS MANAGEMENT INTERNAL CIRCULATION PEDESTRIAN ACCOMMODATIONS AND STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE SITE THAT'S ALREADY DEVELOPED SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING SITE THE DRIVEWAY BE RECONFIGURED, THE PARKING AREAS WILL BE IMPROVED LIGHTING SIGNAGE AND STORMWATER UPGRADES AND THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE HAS PROVIDED A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF 1.82 ACRES TO THE TOWN FOR RIGHT OF WAY PURPOSES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE IMPROVEMENTS. 
          THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE COORDINATED WITH THE POINT PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S A COHESIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING IN THE AREA AND WE'LL SEE THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE HERE SO WE CAN THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS THE ROAD IS BEING WIDENED HERE, IT'S BEING REPLACED REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 22 FOOT WIDE ACCESS DRIVEWAY OF THE ASPHALT DRIVE ISLES NEW CURBS, GUTTERS, PAVEMENTS, SIGNAGE, LIGHTING STORM INFRASTRUCTURE AND THERE'LL BE A CONSTRUCTION OF A 12 FOOT WIDE PERVIOUS ASPHALT SHARED USE PATH AND WE CAN SEE WHERE IT'S GOING TO CONNECT TO FROM THE NORTH POINT PROJECT ALONG HERE AND THEN IT'S GOING TO HELP PEOPLE GET ACCESS OVER THERE TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE SCHOOLS ARE AND THEN THEY'LL BE MAINTAINING THE PARKING CALCULATORS TO ENSURE 
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THAT WE MEET ADA REGULATIONS. OVERALL THE SCOPE OF WORK IS LIMITED AGAIN TO ACCESS CIRCULATION, PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE, STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS AND THAT WILL BE WITHOUT INCREASING THE LAND USE INTENSITY. THIS IS WHAT THE SITE LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW SO. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT SOME THINGS ARE MISSING LIKE THE WALKWAY, THE ACCESS, THE CONNECTION NORTH POINT AND SO THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL TAKE IT FROM THIS TO THIS EXCUSE ME SO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES INFRASTRUCTURE MOBILITY AND HOUSING AS INTERRELATED CORE VALUES THAT PROVIDE PUBLIC DECISIONS EMPHASIZING ROADWAY SAFETY ACCESS MANAGEMENT, PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY AND COORDINATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO, SUPPORT WORKFORCE HOUSING, ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY SERVICES THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AGAIN A IS ADJACENT NORTHPOINT OFFERED US TO 78 AND IT IS GOING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND BE PART OF A STRATEGIC REINVESTMENT TO IMPROVE ACCESS IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          THE CHARACTER OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IS FUNCTIONAL, IT IS CONTEXT SENSITIVE WITH THE LIGHTING AND AND DESIGN THERE WILL BE CIRCULATION UPGRADES, STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES. THE EXTENT OF THE PROJECT IS LIMITED TO IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE SAFE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN INTERNAL CIRCULATION AND STORMWATER AND CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITY. 
          SO THERE WON'T BE ANY ISSUES WITH PEOPLE DROPPING OFF THEIR MAIL AND YOU WANT TO PICK UP THE MAIL THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THREE ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT ARE PROJECT LOCATION. 
          SO THE PROJECT LOCATION AGAIN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND HOW THAT'S ALONG A MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR ON THE ISLAND THE SITE IS DEVELOPED AND SO WE ARE JUST LOOKING TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THE PROJECT CHARACTER, OUR FUNCTIONAL NATURE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON SAFETY ACCESS, CONNECTIVITY WITHOUT INCREASING THE INTENSITY OF THE LAND AND THE PROJECT THAT EXTENT IS LIMITED JUST TO THE SITE ACCESS CIRCULATION AND DOING THOSE FUNCTIONAL THINGS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSING. SO AS INCLUDED IN REPORT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES SUPPORT THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND IT DOES SUPPORT THE CHARACTER OF THE PROJECT AND IT SUPPORTS THE EXTENT OF THE PROPOSED FOR THE REASONS WE'VE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED. 
          SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? THANK YOU MARGOT. AT THIS POINT LET ME TURN IT OVER. INVITE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MATTER BUT YOU LIKE TO SPEAK THIS PROPOSAL AREN'T HEARING NONE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS COMMISSIONERS ASK QUESTIONS COMMENTS CONCERNS REALLY I MIGHT CALL IT JUST CAUGHT MY EYE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT EXTENT OF THE PROJECT AND SAFE ACCESS THE PROJECT IS THIS GOING TO ENCOMPASS GUM TREE ROAD ACCESS ITSELF IN OTHER WORDS THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC FROM GUM ROAD INTO THE SPIT INTO THE PROPERTY THERE. THANK YOU, SIR. 
          WE CAN PULL UP THE SIDE PLAN THE THE SCOPE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE HERE IS WHAT HAS BEEN DARK GRAYED OUT GUM IS GOING TO BE ALL THE WAY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE BY THE NORTH ARROW HERE. SO IT WILL NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT GUM TREE IT'S NOT CONNECTING TO IT BUT IT WILL CONNECT TO MARSHLAND ROAD HERE AND THEN TO 78 WE'LL SEE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG TO 78 OVER HERE I'M SORRY POINT OH THANK YOU I'LL MAKE MINE GOOD AFTERNOON BEN BROUGH BROWN AS MANY OF YOU KNOW I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE U.S. POSTAL FOR ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS LEADING UP TO TODAY'S AND ALTHOUGH THIS PUBLIC PROJECT NOT INCLUDE THAT PORTION OF GUM TREE ROAD AND MARSH POINT DRIVE THIS IS PART AND PARCEL WITH THOSE PROJECTS THOSE ARE SEPARATE PUBLIC PROJECTS THAT WILL COME FORWARD AND THIS IS GOING BACK TO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DOING THE LAND PLANNING FOR NORTHPOINT. WE'RE SO CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL CAMPUS. WE'RE LESS THAN A MILE AWAY RIGHT NOW TODAY THERE'S NOT GREAT ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL CAMPUS THAT'S ALLOWS US TO HAVE THAT SAFE ACCESS OVER TO MARSH 
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POINT DRIVE THAT OVER TO GUM TREE ROAD AND THAT WILL LEAD INTO A IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND GUM TREE RUNNING ARE COMMENTS FROM MR. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE INTERCHANGES WHERE YOU EXIT HILTON PARKWAY RIGHT NOW I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY YIELD SIGNS BUT THERE ARE NO STOP SIGNS THERE AND I AM GUILTY. YOU JUST KIND OF FLY AROUND THAT CORNER, RIGHT? GO TO THE POST OFFICE. BUT NOW THAT YOU HAVE CHILDREN WALKING AND I CAN I GET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF IT ALTHOUGH WE STOP STOPLIGHTS I DON'T THINK SO. BUT SOMETHING THAT PROTECTS THE PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS. 
          YEAH, GREAT GREAT QUESTION. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALKED THROUGH AT LENGTH WITH THE U.S. 
          POSTAL SERVICE INTERNAL I, I THINK KEVIN'S EVEN HERE TODAY AND WE TALKED IT A LOT OF CONVERSATION WE DON'T NEED YOU KEVIN BUT IN A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS COMMENTS INCLUDING BUT YES THERE IS THERE IS SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT TO HAVE SAFE PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR ACCESS PERSONS COMMENTS AND THEN CAN I GET UP A MOTION A MOTION ON THIS ON THIS TOPIC THE MOTION FOR IT IS VERSUS THE SECOND AND SECOND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND OPPOSE IT UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MICHAEL AND I THINK WE NEED TO STAY UP HERE FOR THE NEXT ONE AS WELL. YES. 
          [6.b. DPR-000073-2026: Public hearing request from Matthew Johnson of Bohler Engineering, to redevelop the existing Truist Bank located at 2 Lafayette Place, also identified as Beaufort County Tax Map Parcel Number R510 008 000 0409 0000. The parcel is in the Main Street Zoning District and is in the Corridor Overlay Zoning District. The applicant proposes retrofitting the building for a new tenant and improving the parking lot to meet ADA requirements.]
SO THIS THIS NEXT ITEM OF NEW DOES NOT REQUIRE ACTION BY BY THIS COMMISSION. 
          THE COMMISSION MAY PROVIDE COMMENTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PLANS TO THE ALAMO OFFICIAL OKAY. THIS IS THE PR 000073-2026 IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST FROM MATTHEW JOHNSON OF BOULDER ENGINEERING TO REDEVELOP EXISTING TRUIST BANK LOCATED AT TWO LAFAYETTE PLACE ALSO IDENTIFIED AS BEAUFORT COUNTY TAX MAP PARCEL NUMBER ARE 51000800004090000 THE PARCEL IN THE MAIN STREET ZONING DISTRICT AND IS IN THE CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THE BUILDING FOR A NEW TENANT AND IMPROVING THE PARKING LOT TO MEET ADA REQUIREMENTS WILL OPEN THIS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE MICHAEL AGAIN FOR A PRESENTATION. YES, SIR. 
          THANK VERY MUCH. SO YOU'VE OUTLINED THE PROJECT SCOPE AND AGAIN THEY'RE GOING TO BE RECONFIGURE THE EXISTING BANK JUST TO MEET SOME SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR FOR A NEW TENANT. THOSE WILL INCLUDE REDOING THE PARKING AREA, REMOVING THE BANK DRIVE THRU CANOPY CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ATM DRIVE THRU AND IMPROVING THE AREA WITH A LANDSCAPED ISLAND. SO BEFORE IN THIS MEMO WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU JUST ABOUT PROJECT AND TOTAL THAT WAS PROVIDED BY MATT AND SO WE HAVE THE ZONING DISTRICT THE GROSS SITE AREA, THE PERVIOUS, THE IMPERVIOUS, YOUR BASIC JUST CHECKS AND REFERENCES AND AND IT ALL CHECKS THERE WITHIN THE ALAMO STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LAND AND WHAT THE LAND CAN CARRY. AGAIN WE'RE HERE TODAY A MINOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN BECAUSE IN THE SUMMER OF 2025 THIS BECAME A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR MINOR DEVELOPMENT PLANS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL USES WHICH THIS IS. SO WE'VE MET ALL THE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, SIGNS AND MAILINGS PER THE ALAMO IN YOUR PACKET YOU SAW THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND SO WE CAN SEE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARKING AREA, THE SIDEWALK AREA AND WE ALSO SEE THE REMOVAL OF WHAT WAS A CANOPY HERE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LANDSCAPED ISLAND ON THIS SECTION OVER HERE. THIS TABLE IS BASICALLY THE SAME INFORMATION THAT'S IN THE MEMO SO WE JUST MADE IT HERE MORE CONVENIENT FOR YOU TO REVIEW. SO THAT'S THE PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW THERE REALLY AREN'T MANY CORRECTIONS LEFT BEFORE WE APPROVE IT BUT AS THIS IS A REQUIRED STEP TO BRING IT 
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BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION SO I'M HERE AND SO IS THE APPLICANT. 
          YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT I'D LIKE TO INVITE A PUBLIC COMMENT I WAS SPEAKING ON THIS ISSUE OR IN CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION AND FOR ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND I'M SURE THIS MEANS A MOTION THAT COME ON PATIENCE WITH MUCH MOTION AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AS PRESENTED SO SECOND AND DISCUSSION OF RIGHT HAND THANK YOU ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT NON 
          [7. Public Comment - Non Agenda Items]
AGENDA ITEM STAFF ISLAND COMMENTS I OUR YES MR. WILLIAMS . 
          THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHESTER WILLIAMS. I'M A LOCAL ATTORNEY HERE AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLOAT AN IDEA THAT. 
          VICE CHAIR WHALEY MENTIONED AT THE LAST ELEMENT TASK FORCE MEETING AND THAT IS THE ISSUE OF CONVERSION OF HOTELS TO WORKFORCE HOUSING. YOU'LL RECALL THAT BLUE HOUR HOUSING WENT BACK AND FORTH QUITE A WHILE AND ENDED UP WITHDRAWING THAT APPLICATION AND SINCE THEY'VE RETAINED ME AND I HAVE TRIED TO HELP THEM I CAME UP WITH A SET OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE STEPS FOR CONVERSION OF HOTELS TO WORKFORCE HOUSING AND I WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH SEAN LEININGER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE STAFF BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND FINALLY WAS TOLD THAT'S NOT THAT THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO DO THAT AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN WELL WE'LL ADDRESS THAT IN THE REWRITE. WELL SURPRISINGLY THERE'S NOTHING IN THE DOCUMENTS I'VE SEEN HAVING TO DO WITH THE ALAMO REWRITE THAT DEAL WITH THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. 
          SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO WITH YOUR WISH, MR. CHAIRMAN, IS PASS OUT MY PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE ALAMO FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THINK IS A VIABLE WAY TO GO ABOUT DOING THIS WELL THEN YOU KNOW THE ALAMO AMENDMENT SEASON IS UPON US RIGHT NOW? AND NOW'S THE TIME TO GET THIS OUT ON THE FLOOR FOR OPEN DISCUSSION. 
          YEAH. IF YOU WOULD JUST PROVIDE THOSE WITH OUR SECRETARY. 
          SURE. MAKE SURE WE'LL GET THOSE COPIES. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? 
          [8. Commission Business]
OKAY, NEXT IS COMMISSION BUSINESS. UM, I WOULD JUST ASK YOU ALL TO FOLLOW THE TASK FORCE PROCEEDINGS IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY GOING TO BE OPENING ON THOSE SO IT'D BE TO BECOME INFORMED I THINK ALONG THE WAY OKAY. 
          [9. Chairman's Report]
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT I WOULD ASK SHAY TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON OUR ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS COMMISSIONERS AND AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE YOUR TRAINING SUBMITTED BY JUNE FOR THE NEW MEMBERS YOU HAVE A SIX HOUR TRAINING REQUIREMENT WHICH I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH ON AFTER THE MEETING AND THEN FOR THE OTHER REMAINING MEMBERS YOU HAVE A THREE HOUR REQUIREMENT ALL OF YOU BEEN MADE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THAT ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THAT WHICH WOULD BE MORE ENOUGH TO MEET THOSE TRAINING HOURS SO WE PLAN TO SEND A REMINDER EMAIL TO EVERYONE AND INCLUDE LINKS TO THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE FOR THESE TRAININGS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN THANK YOU. SURE. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? TRAINING HISTORY OF THE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT ARE THOSE THAT ARE RECOMMENDED WE HAVE FEWER BECAUSE YOU'RE FREE TO PICK ANY THAT YOU THAT YOU WOULD LIKE YOU FIND BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY REFINE A LIST YOU TO SUGGEST ALTERNATIVES THAT MIGHT BE PERTINENT TO MATTERS THAT YOU'LL HAVE BEFORE YOU. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT. 
          IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD PICK THINGS THAT HELP US WITH THE ALAMO. 
          OH THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. GREAT. IT'S ONE ELSE. 
          [00:35:02]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHILE YOU'RE UP HERE, ARE THERE ANY STAFF REPORTS? NO SIR. NONE. NONE. 
          CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? ADJOURN
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.