Notice of Public Hearings
The City of Clemson City Council will hold two consecutive livestreamed public hearings beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021. The hearing topics are detailed below.
Please note that due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, in person attendance is currently not allowed at City Hall. Everyone is invited to view/attend and submit comments during the session via Zoom. Click the link below to register to attend/join the session.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zTJ0WHCWQKWCb-SckmQajA
Public comments may also be submitted in advance through the City’s MyCivic portal until 2:00 p.m. on the day of the session by clicking here.
The sessions will include an overview of the proposed changes presented by staff prior to the opportunity for public input. Copies of documents can be accessed from the online city calendar of upcoming events (click here). Contact the Planning and Codes Administration Department for more information.
Public Hearing Topics
2021-R-02 Proposed Text Amendment (Public Parks/PD’s)
In an effort to broaden the applicability of PD’s as a zoning and developmental tool, this proposed text amendment clarifies the definition of ‘institutional’ to include certain public parks, thereby providing for their use, if agreeable to both the developer and the City, as a permitted component of a PD (it should be noted that appropriately designed stormwater features may, if approved, be considered to meet a portion of the minimum size requirement). In addition, the amendment creates a requirement that maximum densities must be included in development regulating plans, and specifies that public parks can count as open space. The draft was approved by a 6-0 vote of the Planning Commission on March 8, 2021.
2021-R-01 Proposed Text Amendment (Grandfathered Rights)
Currently, with the exception of a list of culturally significant commercial properties formally adopted into Code several years ago, any legally nonconforming structure must be brought into compliance if damaged to a degree that the repair or replacement cost equals more than 50% of its fair market value prior to being damaged. In an effort to provide an avenue for the restoration of some damaged legally nonconforming residential properties to their former state, this proposed text amendment would allow owners, on a case-by-case basis, to seek a restoration of their ‘grandfathered’ rights as a Special Exception from the Board of Zoning Appeals. The draft was approved by a 5-1 vote of the Planning Commission on March 8, 2021.