Downzoning Plan

In Beaufort County, nearly every rezoning request asks for more through upzoning.

More homes, more density, more infrastructure, more pressure on the land and public systems. All driven by a desire to maximize buildout, often at the expense of open space, traffic flow, community character, and environmental health.

The Pine Island Downzoning Plan is the exact opposite.

It is not a request for more. It is a commitment to less…forever. It is a commonsense approach to Responsible Growth through Downzoning. Instead of maximizing, we minimize. Instead of straining, we mitigate — all while investing in the community, protecting our shared resources, and creating long-term economic opportunity.

Here you can read the full Pine Island Downzoning Plan Application for yourself. We invite everyone to read it and see firsthand what is being proposed. As you’re reading the application, there are exhibits linked in the relevant sections (as well as listed at the bottom of this page). Be sure to click each of them, as they contain vital information that has not only shaped this application, but also our county as a whole.

This is all for the purpose of maximum transparency — shared at the very beginning of the process — so you can form your own informed opinion and help shape the future of our community.

Exhibits

Pine Island Downzoning Plan Application