"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> In 2008-09 the residents in this area (Beaufort/Lady's Island/Saint Helena
> Island) fought (and won) against a proposed new WalMart Super Center on
> Lady's Island. The issue has reared it's ugly head again.

The issue never went away:

A Circuit Court judge determined in December 2009 that the property's
development agreement allowed a big-box store, and the city appealed in
early 2010.



>
> The original commercial zoning of the property called for a series of
> small shops, no more than two stories high and in keeping with
> "lowcountry" architectural style.

Apparantly not.

After WalMart was beaten down the
> owner of the property sued the city. As a result of a settlement he was
> granted a variance allowing construction of an up to 150,000 square foot
> building on the property. WalMart is back, proposing a 149,979 square
> foot Super Center. Arrrgh!

Arrrgh yourself:

In January 2008, Walmart sought permits to build a 195,000-square-foot store
on Trask's land at Airport Junction. At the time, zoning for the property
allowed up to 250,000 square feet of commercial space.


More than 250,000 square feet of potential commercial space is removed from
development agreements for several of Trask's Lady's Island properties that
are within city limits.


>
> No request for building permits have been filed with the City Planning
> Commission yet but it sure looks like we're in for another fight.
>
> Jill

It will be a short fight this time. It is over.