The Town apologizes for the long delay in responding to the many thoughtful questions the Town received related to the Cape, the Development Agreement, and general inquiries.
By way of background, the Town Staff and Council received concerns from individuals in the community that the Kiawah Island Architectural Review Board (ARB), which is under the authority of Kiawah Partners, violated the Development Agreement through potential "clear-cutting" on the site known as The Cape. Kiawah Partners subdivided Parcel 13 into three lots. Timbers is on Parcel 13C, The Cape is on Parcel 13B, and Parcel 13A is also known as Lot 1. Parcel 13A is the remaining lot still owned by the Partners. The Cape is being developed and owned by Beachwalker Development LLC (East-West Partners). The question with the project was whether the developer's contractor removed more trees than allowed?
As a result, Town Council invited representatives of the ARB to its April 5 Town Council Meeting to address concerns related to the Cape. The ARB gave a presentation in which they went into detail about the ARB's site plan review process, the "clear-cutting," and what they termed as "an unapproved design change" in the Landscape Plan related to approximately 50 small saplings.
Following the presentation by the ARB, there were additional questions from those that attended the Town Council meeting. On April 12, the Town sent out an eblast to the community to submit follow-up questions which the Town reviewed.
Among the responses, those addressed to the Town and those directed to the ARB have been separated.
Click here to view the Town's responses.
Click here to view the ARB's responses.
The Town thanks the community for their participation and concern.
