131 Columbus Street Accommodations Parking Variance

At a glance

• What: a request to amend the special exception for a 174-unit accommodations use at 131 Columbus Street (Light Industrial, Cannonborough/Elliottborough) by granting a variance to provide 82 off-street parking spaces; 116 are required and 125 were originally approved.
• Where it stands: Listed as a new-business public hearing on the 2026-09-15 Board of Zoning Appeals agenda (BZA2026-002456). The outcome was not read.
• Next: Check the meeting results for 2026-09-15 and 2026-11-03.

Details

• Council District 4. Zoning Ordinance sections 54-220 (special exception) and 54-317 (parking).

Sources

• BZA-Z agenda 2026-09-15: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09152026-11203

• BZA-Z agenda 2026-11-03: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11032026-11319

Log

2026-09-15 - Board of Zoning Appeals (Zoning)

• Hearing on the parking variance and amended special exception listed (item D7).

2026-11-03 - Board of Zoning Appeals (Zoning)

• New-business hearing (item D-1, BZA2026-0024890): request to amend the accommodations special exception to reduce contiguous meeting space to 12,000 sf (15,000 required, 15,504 previously approved) as part of a reduction in height and overall square footage. Outcome not read.