Parker's Kitchen Cooks Crossroads Public Meeting & Hearing

The S.C. Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) is seeking input on the proposed application from Drayton-Parker Companies, LLC to disturb 6.2 acres of land to facilitate construction of a new 6,344 SF convenience store with ten multiple product dispensers (fuel pumps) under a hard canopy, with associated parking. SCDES invites interested people to an informational session,
public hearing, and/or to provide written comments. The informational public meeting will include:

• SCDES’s role in the proposed application and applicable regulatory requirements for the pending application,
• and scope of the proposed project and brief description of stormwater controls for the site.

An informational public meeting to share information and answer questions will begin at 6 pm and will be followed by a formal public hearing beginning at 7 pm. The hearing will be conducted by a hearing officer. Oral and written comments will be accepted. Oral presentations may be limited to a fixed, reasonable amount of time. The number of representatives that may make oral statements on behalf of any individual or organized group may be limited.

Any individuals with disabilities or special needs who wish to participate in these proceedings or review the Department's files on this permit should contact the person listed below by two weeks before the hearing date to discuss any special aids or services required.

How to Comment

Comments may be provided at the hearing or submitted directly into SCDES’s ePermitting Portal until March 19, 2026. If you have questions regarding this notice, you may contact the Coastal Stormwater Permitting Section at (843) 953-0150.

More Information

SCDES’s project file is available for review at the Charleston address provided below and copies can be made for a fee by submitting a request form with SCDES’s Freedom of Information Office (please reference the application number for this notice).

Special Notes

If you would specifically like to be notified of SCDES’s decision, please provide your name and address on the forms available at the Public Hearing on March 9, 2026. You may also request notification in your written comments submitted directly into SCDES’s ePermitting Portal or provide a written request to Mallory Ware at the contact information provided below. However, please specify whether notification of the decision is preferred via electronic mail, regular mail, or certified mail.

Mallory Ware
SCDES Bureau of Coastal Management, Coastal Stormwater Permitting
1362 McMillan Avenue, Suite 300
North Charleston, SC 29405
Mallory.Ware@des.sc.gov