Second Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Private Construction and Demolition Waste Landfill at Highway 17 South

Charleston County News Release

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Name:   Jennie Davis Flinn, Charleston County Public Information Officer

Phone: (843) 958-4012

E-mail: jflinn@charlestoncounty.org  

Release Number: 3062

Date: November 17, 2009

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http://www.charlestoncounty.org/pdfs/12-1-2009-PH-SR-Requests-2221-2222.pdf

 
Second Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Private Construction and Demolition Waste Landfill at Highway 17 South

Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Baptist Hill High School cafeteria (5117 Baptist Hill Road,in Hollywood) to gather public comment on the requests described below:

• A request from TRP, LLC to amend the November 18, 2008, Charleston County Comprehensive Plan to allow “waste-related uses” in the Rural Industrial Future Land Use Category; and
   

• A request from TRP, LLC to rezone property located at 8754 Savannah Highway to the Planned Development District to allow for a private construction and demolition (C&D) landfill. The proposed C&D landfill would accept only inert materials associated with construction, demolition and land clearing operations such as logs, vegetation, bricks, cardboard, glass, box springs and furniture. Types of waste that are not proposed to be accepted include, but are not limited to, oil filters, machine parts, hazardous and effluent waste, municipal solid waste and electronic equipment.

The public hearing on Dec. 1 will consist of a presentation by Charleston County Zoning and Planning Department staff providing details on the requests. After the presentation, the public will have the opportunity to provide comments to Charleston County Council.

Charleston County Council’s Planning and Public Works Committee, which consists of all members of County Council, plans to discuss the requests at its regular meeting at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building (4045 Bridge View Drive in North Charleston). If the committee recommends approval, Council could give the requests first reading at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Three approved readings are required for these requests to receive final approval and become law.

The history of the requests is as follows:

• December 15, 2008: Applicant originally submits the requests to Charleston County Government.

• January 12, 2009: Requests heard by the Charleston County Planning Commission; Commission recommends to Charleston County Council that both requests be disapproved.

• February 3, 2009: Charleston County Council holds a public hearing regarding the requests.

• February 12, 2009: Charleston County Council’s Planning and Public Works Committee recommends that the requests be postponed for up to 90 days; the recommendation to postpone is approved by County Council on February 17, 2009.

• May 14, 2009: Requests are placed on Charleston County Council’s Planning and Public Works Committee meeting agenda; however, prior to the meeting, County Council postpones the requests until further notice.

• October 29, 2009: Charleston County Council’s Planning and Public Works Committee schedules a second public hearing for the requests to take place on December 1, 2009, at Baptist Hill High School.

A summary of the upcoming dates related to the requests is as follows:

• December 1, 2009: Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing in the Baptist Hill High School cafeteria (5117 Baptist Hill Road in Hollywood)

• December 3, 2009: Charleston County Council’s Planning and Public Works Committee, which consists of all members of County Council, plans to discuss the requests at its regular meeting at 4:15 p.m. in the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building (4045 Bridge View Drive in North Charleston). NOTE – Residents should check online at www.charlestoncounty.org or call (843) 202-7200 prior to the meeting date to verify if the item is on the agenda.

• December 8, 2009: County Council could give the requests first reading at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Three approved readings are required for the requests to receive final approval and become law. NOTE – Residents should check online at www.charlestoncounty.org or call (843) 202-7200 prior to the meeting date to verify if the item is on the agenda.

For more information on the requests or the public hearing, contact the Charleston County Zoning and Planning Department at (843) 202-7200.