2026-11-10 - City Council

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; no outcomes are recorded yet.

• Public hearings on two fee ordinances: Development Services permit fees and Planning and Preservation fees. See 2027 Building and Permit Fee Changes.
• Committee reports include a Broad Street bluestone sidewalk contract ($495,585 Phase One), the Newmarket Creek design contract ($380,000), police grants (including a $314,453 Port Security award), and a Cigna stop loss policy ($2,874,060).
• First reading of three special obligation redevelopment bonds (up to $28M, $23M and $11.5M) and eight annexations.
• Third reading of the Dominion Energy and Berkeley Electric franchise ordinances; second reading of the up to $90M Public Facilities Corporation bonds, the Old Exchange Building Commission extension and several zoning bills.
• First Amendment demonstration ordinance amendments and a Fire Station 20 alternative site are on the committee reports; the Fire Station 20 and MUSC Foundation agreement items are noted as deferral requests by staff.
• Deferred on the agenda: 438 King Street rezoning, short-term rental amendments, street vending franchises, 113 Romney Street rezoning, a Herbert Street quitclaim deed ($6,400,000), and several other bills.
• The 2026-11-10 - Committee on Ways and Means and 2026-11-10 - Committee on Traffic and Transportation met earlier the same day.
• Also listed: CHDO HOME de-obligation of $377,697.80, a $1M Rural Infrastructure Authority contribution for the Dupont-Wappoo drainage project, SCDOT, Millstone Ventures and Southeastern Recapitalization Group agreements, the Newmarket Creek contract (Newmarket Creek Design Contract) and the Hazel V. Parker Playground transfer (Hazel V Parker Playground Funding).

Agenda

A. Roll call; B. Invocation (Councilmember Skardon); C. Pledge.
D. Presentations: proclamation for Veterans' Day and the Marine Corps' 251st birthday.
E. Public hearings: fee ordinances for Development Services and for Planning and Preservation (2027 Building and Permit Fee Changes).
G. Minutes of October 27, 2026. H. Citizens Participation Period (30 minutes).
I. Petitions: appointments of three Assistant Fire Marshals as code enforcement officers; Police Department law assistance agreement with the City of Folly Beach.
K. Consent: Recreation committee items, including Parkshore Park Pickleball Courts.
L. Committee reports:

• Public Safety: Police Grant Awards Fall 2026; Fire Station 20 Site on Clements Ferry Road; First Amendment Demonstration Ordinance Revisions (first reading).
• Community Development: Abandoned Building Certification at 347 Ashley Avenue and 448 Race Street; fee update (2027 Building and Permit Fee Changes); Demolition by Neglect and 52 Cooper Street.
• Public Works and Utilities: easements; Broad Street Sidewalk Repair; floodplain ordinance for functionally dependent uses (first reading); Fire Station 23 easement; One Vendue Range easement agreement; fee changes; Stormwater Projects Update; Lake Dotterer Drainage Easements.
• Traffic and Transportation: Lowline Construction and Bradford Park; SC 41 and Halfway Creek Road Roundabout; Developer Agreements for Intersection Improvements.
• Ways and Means: 2027 Employee Healthcare Budget and CIGNA Renewal; Redevelopment Bonds Series 2026; Johns Island Recreation Center fees and Johns Island Recreation Center Access Easement; Lowline Housing TIF site work agreement; Second Amendment to the Long Savannah development agreement; Hazel V. Parker Playground MOU ($320,000 to Charleston Parks Conservancy); leases, MOU and easements; a purchase and sale agreement for 28.86 acres at $8,000,000 (Cainhoy); West Edge MUSC Foundation Agreement; eight annexations (West Ashley Annexation Package).
  M. Third reading: Dominion Energy and Berkeley Electric Franchise Agreements; Clements Ferry Road right-of-way annexation (deferred).
  N. Second reading: 1176 and 1180 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard Rezoning and three other zoning bills; Public Facilities Corporation Bonds Series 2026; Old Exchange Building Commission Agreement; 438 King Street Rezoning (deferred); street vending franchises, Public Service and Stormwater department ordinances, Citadel lease assignment and summary minutes ordinance (all deferred).
  O. First reading: Short-Term Rental Ordinance Amendments (deferred); 113 Romney Street rezoning (deferred); Herbert Street quitclaim deed (deferred).
  P. The agenda lists the next regular meeting as Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

Sources

• Agenda: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11102026-11346
• Schedule: https://charleston-sc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3734/City-of-Charleston-2026-Boards-and-Commissions-Meeting-Schedule
• Agenda Center: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/AgendaCenter

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