Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Tuesday, December 02, 2025 06:00 PM Theodore D. Washington Municipal Building, Henry “Emmett” McCracken Jr. Council Chambers, 20 Bridge Street, Bluffton, SC

I.CALL TO ORDER

II.ROLL CALL

III.NOTICE REGARDING ADJOURNMENT

The Board of Zoning Appeals will not hear new items after 9:30 p.m. unless authorized by a majority vote of the Board Members present. Items which have not been heard before 9:30 p.m. may be continued to the next regular meeting or a special meeting date as determined by the Board Members.

IV.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. A.January 7, 2025 Minutes

• 01-07-2025 Draft BZA Minutes.pdf (0.04 MB)

2. B.May 6, 2025 Minutes

• 05-06-2025 DRAFT BZA Minutes.pdf (0.14 MB)

V.PUBLIC COMMENT

VI.OLD BUSINESS

VII.NEW BUSINESS

1. A.113 Bridge Street Wall (Variance): The Applicant, Brian Rose of Rose Landscape, LLC, on behalf of property owner, Louise B Johnson Revocable Trust, requests a variance from Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 5.15.6.K.2.a to allow the construction of a 6 foot tall pierced brick wall from the front facade of the main structure to the top of the bank along the property line adjacent to the Oyster Factory Park. The property consists of 1.492 acres identified by tax map number R610 039 00A 0192 0000 in the River Front Edge Historic District (RV-HD) Zoning District within Old Town Bluffton. (ZONE-11-25-020003) (Staff - Angie Castrillon)

• Staff Report - 113 Bridge Street - ZONE-11-25-020003.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Attachment 1 - Application and Narrative.pdf (6.93 MB)
• Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map.pdf (0.33 MB)
• Attachment 3 - Public Advertisement.pdf (0.15 MB)
• Attachment 4 - Proposed Landscape Plan and Aerial.pdf (1.37 MB)

2. B.3 and 7 Hampton Parkway Building Height (Variance): The Applicant, Thomas Michaels, Jr., of SM7 Design, LLC, on behalf of property owner, FR Office, LLC, requests a variance from Buckwalter PUD Development Agreement, Development Standards Ordinance 90/3, Section 4.10.3 (B) of one foot seven inches (1' 7") for the building heights of 3 and 7 Hampton Lake Drive. The property consists of 5.226 acres identified by tax map number R610 029 000 0784 0000 in the Buckwalter Planned Unit Development (PUD) within Hampton Lake Master Plan south of Bluffton Parkway east of Hampton Lake Drive. (ZONE-11-25-020004) (Staff - Dan Frazier)

• Staff Report - 3 and 7 Hampton Lake Drive - ZONE-11-25-020004.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Attachment 1 - Application and Narrative.pdf (0.71 MB)
• Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map.pdf (0.34 MB)
• Attachment 3 - Public Advertisement.pdf (0.15 MB)
• Attachment 4 - Buckwalter PUD ZDSO Section 4.10.3.(B).pdf (0.14 MB)
• Attachment 5 - Approved Development Plan Site Plan.pdf (1.53 MB)
• Attachment 6 - Exhibits provided by Applicant.pdf (3.96 MB)

3. C.Adoption of 2026 Meeting Dates: (Staff - Dan Frazier)

• 2026 DRAFT BZA Meeting Dates.pdf (0.05 MB)

VIII.DISCUSSION

IX.ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, January 6, 2026