Location: Charleston & Dorchester Counties, South Carolina Type: Form-Based Code Designed: 2008-2010 Status: Draft Size: 78,699 acres Contact: Mac Baughman MeadWestvaco Corporation Summerville, South Carolina (843) 851-4629     Download PDF Version of this project (1.61 MB) >>

Hall Alminana was retained by MWV to prepare a form-based code in collaboration with Cooper Robertson & Partners as the Master Planner. Known as the East Edisto Form District Master Plan, this SmartCode is unique in that it is a long-range plan, spanning 40-50 years; it regulates development in a contiguous area of nearly 80,000 acres; and it encompasses all scales of planning, from the region to the building.
The Plan was created in collaboration with Dorchester and Charleston Counties and so is set within the planning context of the entire region. It is grounded in four cornerstones: rural character, environmental responsibility, sustainable towns and villages, and education and employment opportunities. Calibrating the SmartCode for East Edisto required a significant and fine-grained expansion of its field of application at the rural end of the Transect.