For applicants and nearby residents, the proposed change concerns what a development’s traffic study would examine: effects on roads around the site, rather than only movements at its entrances and exits. The announcement does not supply a final ordinance, an effective date or a new application deadline.
The city says the draft will follow its normal public process. The October 6 announcement does not enact a permit requirement or approve any individual development; readers should look for the actual ordinance text and subsequent Council action before treating the proposed change as effective.
Charleston also said questions submitted at the Johns Island event but not answered there would receive written responses on its website or by email within ten days. Its State of Our City page is the linked route for following those responses and the remaining neighborhood meetings.