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 2008 City of Charleston Preservation PlanAuthor: Leigh HandalPublisher: Historic Charleston Foundation Date: 11/02/2009 Website: To see Charleston's 2008 Preservation Plan, click here Contact E-mail: lhandal@historiccharleston.org The work on the city's new Preservation Plan began with a presentation during Historic Charleston Foundation’s Fall Forum in October 2006. Starting later that year and continuing throughout 2007, the city and Page & Turnbull held more than 30 workshops, meetings and review sessions with diverse members of the public to receive input from the community. In January three public workshops focusing on the Upper Peninsula, Lower Peninsula, and James/Johns Islands, West Ashley and Cainhoy, were held. Through these efforts, as well as the city's webpage, we received an enthusiastic response — more 1,500 comments in all. Once these comments were assimilated into various sections of the plan, in the summer of 2007 Page & Turnbull held several more workshops with members of the public — focus groups representing the preservation community, architects, business leaders, local contractors, City Council, neighborhood representatives and others - to review proposed recommendations and garner additional feedback. After many more sessions with members of a citizen Advisory Committee, city and HCF staff in late October 2007 a draft plan was made available to the public via the web and at city offices and was also presented at three public meetings. Also at that time, the plan was outlined in three public presentations held in various locations throughout the city. In January of 2008 the final draft of the Preservation Plan was presented at Historic Charleston Foundation’s Winter Preservation Forum. The community interaction resulted in an extremely comprehensive document. More than 600 recommendations are included in the plan, covering a wide range of issues from traffic concerns to expansion of the historic districts to the issue of affordable housing to the importance of cultural preservation. As the new plan is intended to guide the city into the next 40 years, the recommendations are categorized as Immediate, Intermediate, Long Term and Ongoing. It is important to note that many of the recommendations in the plan will not necessarily come into effect until or unless the City’s zoning ordinance is specifically changed. Enter the link, http://www.charlestoncity.info/dept/content.aspx?nid=1247, into your browser to see the full text of the Preservation Plan, titled “VISION - COMMUNITY - HERITAGE: A Preservation Plan for Charleston, South Carolina.” The city also has hard copies available for review at the preservation office, 75 Calhoun Street, 3rd Floor, and in the South Carolina Room of the Charleston County Library, 68 Calhoun Street. Below is an outline of the plan: VISION - COMMUNITY – HERITAGE A Preservation Plan for Charleston, South Carolina Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Introduction III. Stewardship Principles A. New Construction B. Land Use and Regulation C. Design Review D. Preservation Education E. Incentives for Preservation F. Economic Impact G. Accessibility IV. Charleston’s Expanding Horizon A. Growth and Sprawl B. Transportation and frastructure C. Institutional Stewardship V. Diversity of Place A. Area Character Appraisals B. Character Map C. Conservation Districts VI. New Paths for Preservation A. Sustainability and Preservation B. Archaeology C. Housing Affordability D. Disaster Preparedness and Recovery VII. Neighborhoods A. Lower Peninsula B. Mid-Peninsula C. Upper Peninsula D. The Neck E. West Ashley F. James Island G. Johns Island H. Cainhoy VIII. Historic Resource Surveys IX. Historic Context Statement X. Next Steps XI. Resources XII. Endnotes FOR MORE INFORMATION Eddie Bello, AIA, LEED AP Division Director 75 Calhoun Street 3rd Floor Charleston, SC 29401 Phone (843) 724-3783 Fax (843) 724-3772 belloe@ci.charleston.sc.us Back |
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