Folly Beach, SC

Special Events Committee

Community Promotions Committee

The Community Promotions Committee will discuss updating its own guidelines and a $5,000 funding request from Pet Helpers. The meeting also includes standard procedural items such as approving previous minutes and citizen comments.

• Pet Helpers request $5,000
• Updating CPC Guidelines

Accommodations Tax Advisory Board

The Accommodations Tax Advisory Board is meeting to review funding requests from local organizations and city departments. The agenda includes new business items from groups such as Coastal Family Vacation, Save The Light, and the Folly Beach Historical Society, as well as city requests for public safety, public works, and beach preservation. No votes are scheduled; the board will discuss these items.

• Funding requests from Coastal Family Vacation, Save The Light, Folly Beach Historical Society, Warrior Surf, Eastern Surfing Association, and Take a Kid Fishing Tournament
• FAB-Marketing request
• FAB-NYE and July 4th Fireworks request
• FAB-Events & Street Closures request
• City of Folly Beach requests for Public Safety, Public Works, and Beach Preservation

City Council Special

The Folly Beach City Council is holding a special meeting with the main item being the second reading of Ordinance 27-26, which would impose a moratorium on new business licenses for short-term rentals until a study is completed. The agenda also includes staff reports, old business, new business, and council comments, but no other substantive items are listed.

• Second reading of Ordinance 27-26: moratorium on new short-term rental business licenses until study completion

City Council Special Committee

The Folly Beach City Council is holding a special committee meeting to discuss legal advice on the short-term rental ordinance and recent court rulings. They will consider a resolution authorizing appeals in two lawsuits against the city and hold a first reading of an ordinance to impose a moratorium on new short-term rental business licenses pending a study. No votes are expected during this meeting, but matters may be voted on at the evening council meeting.

• Resolution 42-26: Authorizes city attorney to file appeals in Park Lane Partners, LLC and Elizabeth Spratt Cooper v. City of Folly Beach and Thomas Jermyn v. City of Folly Beach
• Ordinance 27-26: Imposes moratorium on new short-term rental business licenses until completion of approved study (first reading)
• Executive session for legal advice on short-term rental ordinance status and recent rulings

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Folly Beach Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a meeting with two new business items: a request for a special exception to convert an existing short-term rental into a bed and breakfast, and a request for a variance from marsh buffer requirements for a pool and entry stairs. The board will also review procedural and approval requirements.

• Special exception request at 116 East Indian (TMS 328-10-00-053) to convert short-term rental into a bed and breakfast
• Variance request at 299 Shadow Race Lane (TMS 328-09-00-032) for marsh buffer encroachments: ~111 sq ft pool with decking, ~13 sq ft pool safety fence, ~38 sq ft entry landing and stairs

City Council

The Folly Beach City Council will hold its regular meeting with several first and second readings of ordinances, including bans on drone-assisted fishing and drone operation rules, a lease for city property, and a septic inspection requirement for short-term rentals. They will also vote on resolutions awarding contracts and funds, including a $76,500 sole-source contract for beach erosion monitoring and $60,000 for a local festival.

• Ordinance 023-26 (first reading): prohibits drones for bait/fishing line delivery or assisted fishing
• Ordinance 024-26 (second reading): authorizes leasing Third Street West Public Access and Parking Lot to Sun & Ski
• Resolution 27-26: awards $76,500 sole-source contract to Surfline Coastal Intelligence for erosion monitoring
• Ordinance 002-26 (first reading): requires plastic straws/stirrers on demand only, prohibits balloon releases
• Resolution 40-26: approves $60,000 for Mermaids and Mateys Festival via Folly Association of Business

City Council Work Session

The Folly Beach City Council is holding a work session to discuss several policy items, including a franchise policy review, local adoption of federal/state drone laws and enforcement of commercial activity bans on the beach, reorganization of the Business License Department, a request for proposals for a short-term rental (STR) study, and city support for local businesses through the Mermaids and Mateys event. No votes will be taken during this work session; any votes on these matters would occur at the evening City Council meeting.

• Franchise Policy Review
• Local adoption of federal/state drone operation requirements and enforcement of commercial activity prohibitions on the public beach
• Business License Department reorganization
• STR Study RFP (short-term rental study request for proposals)
• City support of local businesses through Mermaids and Mateys event