Charleston, SC

Event space restrictive covenants up for review — 1025 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard

Reviewed Jul 14 · outcome not yet confirmed

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City Council approved amended restrictive covenants for an event space at 1025 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, which include requirements for a 25-foot landscaping buffer and privacy fence. The operator has made a 'million-dollar investment' and has 50+ events planned.

Budget: $1.0M

What happened

City Council approved amended restrictive covenants for the event space at 1025 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard. These amendments specify operational limits and require a 25-foot landscaping buffer and privacy fence.

Why it matters

The approval of amended covenants allows the event space to move forward. The required landscaping buffer and privacy fence represent a definite scope of work for land clearing, fencing, and planting contractors. The project is already 'million-dollar investment' with events planned, indicating interior and exterior completion work for an event space. There were also allegations of outdoor work completed without permits, which may need to be brought into compliance.

Timing

The covenants have been approved, suggesting that required site improvements like landscaping and fencing are imminent or may have already started and need to be completed to code. Work related to the event space's operation is ongoing.

Source: charleston-sc.gov