The Johns Island Community Plan was adopted by the City of Charleston in November 2007 to address growth pressure and widespread concerns that without adequate land use and development regulations, the Island’s scenic roadways, pristine natural surroundings and agricultural heritage

“Suburban sprawl, now the standard North America pattern of growth, ignores historical precedent and human experience. It is an invention, conceived by architects, engineers, and planners, and promoted by developers in the great sweeping aside of the old that occurred