COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE MEETING 3 – NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCE ELEMENTS 1/09/2014

1.Discuss Natural & Cultural Resource Elements goals and strategies 1.Review current goals and strategies 2.Discuss possible amendments or additions 2.Discuss Natural & Cultural Resource Elements Action Plan items 1.Review current goals and strategies 2.Discuss possible amendments or additions GOALS FOR TODAY

 The 2009 Comprehensive Plan goals were derived from various sources of stakeholder input, including the Town-wide Visioning Workshop, stakeholder interviews, and ongoing conversations with Town of Mount Pleasant staff and management. Many of the goals were adapted from the 2003 Comprehensive Plan.  The goals provide the big picture direction for the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Plan. Strategies, incentives, and regulations are continuously updated and necessarily adapt to changing circumstances, but goals should endure and provide stability and direction over time. Town of Mount Pleasant Comprehensive Plan ,Introduction to Goals INTRODUCTION TO GOALS

1.Protect environmentally sensitive land and increase access to open space and rural landscapes. 1.Limit the development of environmentally sensitive lands, such as floodplains and wetlands. Encourage developers to preserve vacant floodplain lands as open space and leave them in their natural state whenever possible. 2.Protect priority open spaces through land acquisition and the use of conservation easements. 3.Create a greenbelt at the Town’s edge and maintain rural properties in the Town boundaries to ensure that all Town residents have access to rural areas nearby. 2.Increase public access to and views of natural waterways. 1.Create opportunities for boating, fishing, and other recreation and integrate first-class public spaces near natural waterways. 2.Preserve existing view corridors of surrounding water and marsh from public streets and other public places. REVIEW OF 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NATURAL RESOURCE ELEMENT GOALS

3.Protect the water quality in Mount Pleasant’s surrounding marshes and waterways to provide natural habitats, promote the local shrimping industry, and to maintain water suitable for various forms of recreation. 1.Encourage landscaping that is the most beneficial to the environment. Discourage landscaping that has a high demand for fertilizers, pesticides, and maintenance. 2.Increase natural infiltration, detention, and retention of stormwater through the use of Water Sensitive Urban Design and Low Impact Development techniques. 4.Ensure a long term sustainable supply of potable water by making efficient use of our existing water supply. 1.Develop a more integrated approach to water management by increasing the use of captured rainwater, increasing the use of reclaimed water, and reducing average and peak water demand. REVIEW OF 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NATURAL RESOURCE ELEMENT GOALS

5.Promote green building practices to reduce the consumption and increase the reuse of raw materials, energy, water, and wastewater discharge. 6.Practice green Town operations and management to reduce the environmental footprint of the Town by decreasing the use of energy, water, and raw materials and to benefit from reduced operating costs. 7.Continue to promote high-quality landscaping on public and private properties in Mount Pleasant. REVIEW OF 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NATURAL RESOURCE ELEMENT GOALS

 Increase the natural infiltration, detention, and retention of stormwater through the use of Low Impact Development techniques.  Develop programs in cooperation with Charleston County to encourage recycling in order to minimize waste management costs.  Provide incentives, such as density transfers, to developers to encourage development to be located outside the regulatory floodplain.  Plan and design a series of Green Gateways into the Town. REVIEW OF 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NATURAL RESOURCE ELEMENT STRATEGIES

Note: The 2009 Comprehensive Plan did not include specific goals for the Cultural Resources element as most relevant goals were addressed in other Elements of the Plan. The goals shown below were derived from those goals and strategies in other Elements and the Action Plan. 1.Recognize the importance of the physical and cultural aspects of traditional African-American communities found in the planning area. 2.Preserve key historic properties through acquisition or easements. 3.Recognize remaining agricultural areas in the Town of cultural landscapes linking the Town with its agricultural roots. 4.Promote and facilitate opportunities to experience cultural events and activities. 5.Provide educational opportunities based on local history. 6.Promote the town as a destination for history and cultural based tourism. REVIEW OF 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CULTURAL RESOURCE ELEMENT GOALS

 TARGET STRATEGY: Create and promote access to a Cultural Landscape District in the center of Mount Pleasant that recognizes the area’s traditional landscapes, serves to draw residents and tourists, and connects the Town with its agricultural roots.  Promote local agricultural and food culture, particularly the local seafood industry.  Create a cultural arts, and tourism district in the core of Mount Pleasant.  Encourage the donation of easements to acquire, protect, and provide public access to properties of historical and/or cultural significance. REVIEW OF 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CULTURAL RESOURCE ELEMENT STRATEGIES

REVIEW OF 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCE ELEMENTS ACTION PLAN

 Incorporate goals, strategies, and action plan items relative to the NPDES program and the Town’s Stormwater Management Plan.  Other Considerations CONSIDERATIONS FOR AMENDMENTS OR ADDITIONS

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