At a July meeting the Town of Awendaw Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of Ordinance 2026-17 (residential lot-size increases), citing map inconsistencies, vested-rights concerns and the need for a comprehensive district review rather than piecemeal changes.

RFF contended a mitigation covenant tied to rezoning was an extracted promise amounting to a regulatory taking; the town and shops countered the covenant was drafted by the developer in response to public concerns and that the record lacks evidence of coercive government action.