Sullivan’s Island Comprehensive Plan 2018-2028 

5 Year Review Completed

Adopted March 18, 2025

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

The comprehensive plan communicates a community’s goals and objectives, provides a blueprint for future land use, and serves as the basis for zoning, land use and historic and environmental preservation. A comprehensive plan is a document consisting of text and a series of maps that:

• Identifies a community’s goals and sets forth its vision for the future for preserving and improving upon the neighborhoods and way of life on Sullivan’s Island;
• As part of its formulation, reaches out to a diverse group of stakeholders for their help, ideas, and expertise in the developing those goals and identifying the actions needed to achieve them; and
• Provides decision-making guidance for establishing the laws, policies, and programs to achieve implementation

There are ten required "elements" that every Comprehensive Plan must address - population, housing, economic, community facilities, natural resources, cultural resources, land use, transportation, community resiliency planning & sea level rise, and priority investments.

2023-2024 Comprehensive Plan 5 Year Review

Every 5 years the Town of Sullivan's Island updates the comprehensive plan's elements. The Planning Commission members, Town staff, along with community stakeholders provide special expertise on defined areas of the plan. Please see below for documents and links associated with the current review.

• Public Notice

Updated Sullivan’s Island Comprehensive Plan 2018-2028, 2024 5-Year Review 

The New Comprehensive Plan has been adopted by Town Council; following the Planning Commission review and public meetings as well as 3 readings at Council with a vote for final approval held on March 18, 2025. 

Adopted Sullivan's Island Comprehensive Plan 2018-2028, 2024 5-Year Review

Community Stakeholders

Examples of these stakeholders were Town staff, civic groups, business organizations, historic and environmental preservation groups and appointed citizens of Design Review Board, Board of Zoning Appeals and Tree Commission. Remember, every resident is an important stakeholder in the future development and implementation of the Sullivan’s Island Comprehensive Plan!