By Tony Kukulich
The Post And Courier
BEAUFORT — For nearly a year, developer Elvio Tropeano has taken different approaches to secure the county’s approval to construct a golf resort on the 502-acre Pine Island Plantation located along the north shore of St. Helena Island.
Those efforts have been unsuccessful to date, due in large part to the St. Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay, which prohibits the development of golf courses, gated communities and resorts on much of the island.
The developer has asserted along the way that, if denied the golf course, he would instead pursue a residential development plan for the property that is allowable under the applicable zoning rules.
Tropeano, true to his word, filed an application for residential development on behalf of the property’s owner, Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC. He presented the plan to the county for conceptual approval last month. It’s the first step in the process to move from a development plan to construction.
Tropeano left the hourlong meeting with only a lengthy to-do list.
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