Preserving Daufuskie Island's Heritage Corridor
Overlay District
Dolphin Daufuskie Group, LLC and Dolphin Shared Management Services, LLC is seeking to establish an industrial 5-acre sand mine in Daufuskie Island’s Heritage Corridor Overlay District.
The proposed location of the sand mining site abuts to two residential communities and is at odds with standards set forth in the Daufuskie Island Community Development/Zoning Codes regarding the Heritage Culture Overlay (HCO) District. The zoning codes recognize the HCO as the island’s most notable concentration of Gullah culture.
Not only will excavating a 5-acre sand mine prove a tremendous disservice in terms environmental protection and cultural preservation, but the development will negatively affect long-term homeowners and new retirees who recently invested in what they thought were quiet retirement communities.
The roads of the Heritage Corridor Overlay District are defined by the purple lines with white dots. According to standards in the Daufuskie Island zoning/development codes, the HCO District extends 200 feet from the centerline of each road that is identified on the zoning map, and any parcel that abuts the defined boundary shall be considered to be included within the overlay corridor and its zoning standards. The proposed site of the sand mining project adjoins Haig Point Road, one of the defining roads of the HCO District, and therefore “shall” be considered to be within the HCO District.
What's Next...
After a team effort from environmentalists, the Gullah community and its neighbors, and CPZADI the special use permit for the sand mine was denied by the Daufuskie Zoning Board of Appeals. Dolphin Daufuskie Group LLC and Dolphin Shared Management Services, LLC filed a notice of appeal and a request for mediation relating to the Zoning Board’s (5 to 1) decision on Sept. 24, 2020. CPZA will continue to advocate for the environment and the people living in this area. We will monitor ongoing appeal of the Zoning Board’s denial of the special use permit for the 5-acre sand mining site at 2255 Haig Point Road on Daufuskie Island.
