PRIME North Charleston Comprehensive Plan

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A City Primed For Opportunity

In 2020, the City of North Charleston adopted the PRIME North Charleston Comprehensive Plan. Nearly five years later, the time has come for the city to review the plan: updating population, housing and economic data; updating information on community facilities and infrastructure to reflect recent investments; and adding a new discussion on the City’s Resiliency.

The 5-year review is most importantly an opportunity for the city to monitor its progress towards the many goals that are adopted in PRIME North Charleston. PRIME North Charleston is a plan unique to the city, developed through an extensive public engagement process, a detailed analysis of the city’s assets, and a comprehensive review of the challenges and opportunities that the city faces. This new work will build on the effort previously completed and serve as a check-in on the goals and strategies outlined in the PRIME North Charleston plan. Citizens, community leaders, public officials, and other stakeholders will have an opportunity to express support or concerns, and provide input on the relevancy of the Plan’s current vision, guiding principles, and strategies.

At the end of this process, an addendum to PRIME North Charleston will be adopted to continue its progress towards creating a city primed with opportunity.

The Comprehensive Plan is rooted in the principle that if the City knows where it wants to go, it possesses better prospects of getting there. Prime North Charleston has a planning horizon of 20 years, and it is “comprehensive” in that it covers the entire City within its limits, encompasses all the functions that make a community work, and considers the interrelatedness of these functions. It is intended to generate community pride and enthusiasm about the future of the City, thereby ensuring that citizens are engaged in implementation of the plan.

The comprehensive plan provides a basis for evaluating future development, redevelopment and land use decisions within the City of North Charleston. The Plan is designed to:

1. Assist the community in achieving the development patterns its residents’ desire;
2. Provide stable communities bolstered by infill development;
3. Strengthen a sense of place with mixed uses;
4. Support various transportation alternatives;
5. Protect natural resources; and
6. Accommodate economic growth.