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The Isle of Palms City Council held an emergency City Council meeting today, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. to discuss Emergency Ordinance 2020-11. City Council took the following actions: Businesses, including but not limited to event spaces, restaurants and bars, shall not allow live entertainment, including but not limited to bands, DJ’s, karaoke, bingo, trivia, contests, or other crowd...

A camp counselor of the Isle of Palms Recreation Center tested positive for COVID-19 this morning. The City immediately implemented our response plan, per CDC and SCDHEC guidelines, as follows: The City hired a third-party contractor who performed a thorough cleaning and sanitization of the Recreation Department. The City has contacted all camp participants and those that had close contact with...

City Council held an Emergency Council meeting on June 26, 2020 at 3:30 p. m. to reconsider an Emergency Ordinance to require the public to wear facial coverings when in retail and food service establishments on the Isle of Palms beginning on July 1, 2020. The Emergency Ordinance requires both customers and employees to wear face coverings when in areas accessible to the general public which are...

The State of South Carolina has recently established a new initiative called Palmetto Priority. The goal of the program is to help restaurants re-open safely and effectively during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program includes training courses and SC Department of Health and Environmental Control safety checks. Participants who agree to the re-opening guidelines and achieve certification through the...

On Tuesday June 23, 2020, the Isle of Palms City Council approved Emergency Ordinance 2020.09, extending the City’s State of Emergency and other provisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This ordinance will continue to allow Council to hold virtual meetings during the state of emergency. Businesses will be allowed to utilize and distribute containers that do not comply with the City’s plastic...

The following operational changes are in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Face Covering Requirement The City of Isle of Palms has an emergency ordinance (ER 2020-14) in place requiring individuals to wear face coverings in retail and food service establishments. City Hall General Government, Municipal Court, Building, Planning & Zoning Staff is working regular business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5...

An officer of the Isle of Palms Police Department tested positive for COVID-19 this morning. This employee was working the night shift and the last worked shift was Thursday, June 11 th, 2020. The employee began experiencing mild symptoms on Saturday, June 13, 2020 and is in quarantine at home. The City immediately implemented our response plan, per CDC and SCDHEC guidelines, as follows: The City...

On May 26, 2020, City Council approved a resolution urging all Isle of Palms residents, tourists and visitors to wear protective face masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Citizens should follow the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) and wear appropriate face coverings...

In light of the the rioting and looting that erupted in downtown Charleston this past Saturday and Sunday linked to protests associated with the death of George Floyd, Mayor Carroll has declared a state of emergency for the City of Isle of Palms and imposed a curfew from 8:00 p.m. on June 1, 2020 to 6:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2020 to protect life and property and maintain peace and good order.

City Council met today at 1:00 p.m. to hold second reading on Ordinance 2020-02 to increase the daily parking fee at the Municipal Parking Lots located on Pavilion Drive to $15 Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays and increase the hourly fee for on-street parking on Ocean Boulevard between 10th and 14th Avenues to $2.50. The daily parking fee at the Municipal Parking lots will continue to be $10.00...