Welcome to the Historic Preservation Commission Engagement Portal!

About the Historic Preservation Commission Engagement Portal:

We developed this site in an effort to provide more access and opportunity for the public to engage in cases that affect their communities.  Below you can provide your comments about cases that are currently under review by the Historic Preservation Commission.  You can also participate via text or email.  Let’s get started. 

Scroll down to submit your comments on individual cases by clicking the "Participate" button.  NOTE: You must register for an account to submit comments.  It's quick and easy!  Click here for instructions.

If a case is closed for comments, the comments have been included in the meeting packet posted below.

Thank you for taking the time to provide your input!

About the Historic Preservation Commission:

The Charleston County Historic Preservation Commission consists of nine members appointed by County Council. The Commission has final decision-making authority on Certificates of Historic Appropriateness. In matters for which Commission is the authority, Commission's is the sole meeting required for resolution. The Historic Preservation Commission acts in a review and recommending capacity to County Council for Designations of Historic Property, and may also conduct first review and evaluation of all proposed nominations for the National Register of Historic Properties. For these matters, the Commission meeting and subsequent County Council meetings are necessary for Council's resolution.

Charleston County Historic Preservation Commission meetings are scheduled at 2:00 pm on the third Wednesday of each month (unless a County holiday conflicts) and held on the second floor of the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405.  The current meeting schedule is attached in the "Documents" section.

Visit our website: www.charlestoncounty.org\departments\zoning-planning

To view all previously recorded Historic Preservation Commission meetings, visit the Charleston County YouTube Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzz9Duc7PHzWvqukgs3x8YuQ2J2ofJPJ9&si=aNTtYwQseHjSjeHs

SCAM ALERT: Charleston County is seeing a rise in Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams.

Emails may look like variations of the email address: (Example)Planning.charlestoncounty.gov@usa.com (NOT a valid County address).

DO NOT trust payment or banking requests from suspicious emails.  Charleston County Government does NOT request wire payments.
VERIFY email senders are real County emails that end in @charlestoncounty.org.
REPORT anything suspicious to Charleston County at planning@charlestoncounty.org right away.

Effective April 1, 2026, the Charleston County Zoning and Planning Department will be utilizing The City Paper for advertisements related to all County Council Zoning/Planning Related Public Hearings and all County Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission, and Historic Preservation Commission meetings.