Beaufort County Planning Commission unanimously recommends denying
After a four-hour meeting last night, the Beaufort County Planning Commission unanimously recommended denying the application to remove Pine Island from the Cultural Protective Overlay, or CPO, to allow for developing a private gated community and golf resort.
The Planning Commission cited the planning staff’s recommendations to deny the application, noting that allowing such an exemption would erode the effectiveness of the CPO. A carve-out would also be incompatible with the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan and conflict with the development code.
The issue will now go to the Beaufort County Natural Resources Committee, likely at their June 2 meeting.
Thank you to those who attended last night’s Planning Commission meeting to voice support for upholding the CPO!
If you’ve missed previous updates on the repackaged plans for an exception from St. Helena’s Island’s CPO zoning to build a golf resort on Pine Island, catch up here.