General Plan AmendmentTabled

MU-3/WH Mixed-Use Workforce Housing District

Charleston

Description

Establishment of a new Mixed-Use Workforce Housing zoning district to support Project 3500 redevelopment sites.

Impact summary

Establishes zoning standards, height limits, and affordability mandates for major public housing and workforce housing sites.

Applicant

Name: City of Charleston

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 2
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · City Council

Tabled12–0, unanimous

Last discussed Apr 14, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Apr 14, 2026Tabled 12–0

City Council - Apr 14, 2026

A comprehensive zoning text and map amendment establishing the MU-3 Workforce Housing district to support Project 3500 affordable housing redevelopment.

Related issues (1)

MU-3/WH Workforce Housing Zoning District

A half-block of King Street could be rezoned to a mixed-use/workforce housing designation, which typically requires or incentivizes affordable units in new development. How the commission and council treat this could signal how the city handles affordability on the Peninsula.

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