Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Tuesday, January 07, 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.December 5, 2023 Minutes

V.ELECTION OF OFFICERS

VI.PUBLIC COMMENT

VII.OLD BUSINESS

VIII.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.1181 May River Road (Variance): The Applicant, Jason Broene of Court Atkins Architects, Inc., on behalf of the property owner Trevor Wells, is requesting a variance from Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 5.3.7.B.2.b to allow a 35-foot encroachment into the 50-foot Highway Corridor Overlay District vegetative buffer along SC HWY 46 (May River Road). The property is zoned Neighborhood Core - Historic District (NC-HD) and consists of approximately 0.36 acres identified by tax map number R610 039 000 097A 0000 within Old Town Bluffton. (ZONE-12-24-019470) (Staff – Dan Frazier)

  2. B.375 Hampton Parkway (Variance): The Applicant, Melvin Fields of Fields and Company, LLC, on behalf of the property owners Menachem M. Hertz and Sheina N. Groner, is requesting a variance from the Beaufort County Development Standards Ordinance 90/3 Section 4.3.3. (A) to allow an approximately 4-foot encroachment in the 35-foot setback requirement from Hampton Parkway.  The property is zoned Buckwalter PUD and consists of approximately 5.37 acres identified by tax map number R610 029 000 2482 0000 within the Parcel 10A, 10B, and 10D Master Plan. (ZONE-12-24-019474) (Staff – Dan Frazier)

  3. C.Adoption of 2025 Meeting Dates: (Staff - Dan Frazier)

IX.DISCUSSION

X.ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 4, 2025