Jasper County Moratorium Update
On February 28, 2007, Ward Edwards met with
Intended Benefits of Moratorium
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Full Land Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinances will be implemented.
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Development is to be centered around Ridgeland and Hardeeville.
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Certain areas of
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Natural Resources:
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Natural Resources will be reviewed as a step in the County process.
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NCRS has written a plan/map and that will be incorporated into the Zoning Map.
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Surveys must be on state plane.
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Tree sizes & species will be an issue but the details are still in draft.
Submittals:
o Digital boundary submittals will be required on all projects to populate new Jasper
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Geotechnical Engineering will be required on all projects.
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Complete site engineering drawings will be required on all projects
o Traffic Studies will be required on projects that exceed a specific trip number. (Trip
Number not yet available.)
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Fee schedule will be similar to that of
the City of
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Checklists will be developed for the submittal process and for the closeout process.
Projects not impacted by Moratorium:
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Minor Subdivisions (4 parcels or less)
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Commercial Construction less than 10,000 sq. ft.
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Projects that do not negatively affect traffic flow
Moratorium Timeline:
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Feb 2. Planning Commission comments to staff
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March 2 Submittal to Planning Commission of 2nd Draft by staff and consultants
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March 9-10 Planning commission workshop to review 2nd Draft
o April 2 Combined presentation to JPA-City Council & Planning Commissions an
County Council (tentative)
o April 10 Planning Commission forwards the Draft Ordinances with
recommendations
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April 16
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May 7 1st read
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May 21 Public Hearing and 2nd read of Ordinances
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June 4 3rd read of Ordinances
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June 18 Moratorium lifted
Public meeting notices will be emailed out prior to those meeting dates. If you are interested in receiving the email, please contact Judy Frank (Clerk to Council) at jfrank@jaspercountysc.gov and ask to be placed on the mailing list for the Ordinance Public Meetings.
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