Maybank Highway & Main Road Overlay Zoning Project

The Charleston County Zoning and Planning Department maintains an Annual Work program approved by County Council. Two important projects listed in this program in 2018 were to "Review and revise the Maybank Highway Corridor Overlay Zoning District in coordination with the City of Charleston" and "Create an Overlay Zoning District for Main Road". In July 2018, Charleston County and City of Charleston Planning Departments began a collaborative planning effort to create consistent land use, zoning, and development requirements for the Maybank Highway Corridor on James Island, and the Maybank Highway and Main Road Corridors on Johns Island. Beginning with the 2018 Project Kick-off, Planning Staffs from Charleston County and the City of Charleston conducted several on-location public workshops to gather input build consensus regarding the proposed overlay zoning districts.