Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Wednesday, February 05, 2025 06:00 PM Theodore D. Washington Municipal Building, Henry “Emmett” McCracken Jr. Council Chambers, 20 Bridge Street, Bluffton, SC

This meeting can be viewed live on BCTV, on Sparklight Channel 9 and 113 or on Spectrum Channel 1304.

I.CALL TO ORDER

II.ROLL CALL

III.NOTICE REGARDING ADJOURNMENT

The Historic Preservation Commission will not hear new items after 9:30 p.m. unless authorized by a majority vote of the Commission 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 Commission Members.

IV.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. 1.January 8, 2025 Minutes

• 01-08-2025 Draft HPC Minutes.pdf (0.04 MB)

V.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. 1.Election of Historic Preservation Commission Chair

2. 2.Election of Historic Preservation Commission Vice Chair

3. 3.Election of Two Historic Preservation Review Committee members.

VI.PUBLIC COMMENT

VII.OLD BUSINESS

1. 1.Certificate of Appropriateness: A request by Clear Cut Construction, on behalf of the owner, William Glover, for the review of a Certificate of Appropriateness-HD to allow the construction of a new 2-story Single Family Residential Structure of approximately 2,325 SF and Carriage House structure of approximately 1,174 SF, located at 34 Tabby Shell Road, Lot 18 in the Tabby Roads Development, in the Old Town Bluffton Historic District, within the Neighborhood General-HD zoning district.  (COFA-03-24-019047) (Staff – Charlotte Moore)

• Staff Report - 34 Tabby Shell.pdf (0.55 MB)
• Attch 1 - Location & Zoning Map.pdf (0.20 MB)
• Attch 2 - Cover Letter & Application.pdf (1.75 MB)
• Attch 3 - Revised Drawings 01.28.25.pdf (8.86 MB)
• Attch 4 - Tree Removal Narrative.pdf (0.11 MB)
• Attch 5 - Landscape Plan.pdf (4.16 MB)
• Attch 6 - HPRC Comments 04.15.2024.pdf (0.16 MB)

VIII.NEW BUSINESS

1. 1.Certificate of Appropriateness: A request by Christopher Epps (Incircle Architecture), on behalf of owners, Jay and Lori Sofianek, for review of a Certificate of Appropriateness - HD to allow the construction of a 2-story Carriage House of approximately 1199 SF located at 17 Lawrence Street in the Old Town Bluffton Historic District and zoned Neighborhood General-HD. (COFA-11-24-019458)(Staff - Charlotte Moore)

• Staff Report - 17 Lawrence St.pdf (0.11 MB)
• Attch 1 - Application & Narrative (Final).pdf (4.92 MB)
• Attch 2 - Location & Zoning Map.pdf (0.10 MB)
• Attch 3 - Site Photos.pdf (4.26 MB)
• Attch 4 - Site Info.pdf (1.66 MB)
• Attch 5 - Building Plans.pdf (4.80 MB)
• Attch 6 - HPRC Comments.pdf (0.09 MB)

2. 2.Public Project: A request by Meadors, Inc. on behalf of the Town of Bluffton for a recommendation to the UDO Administrator to allow the reconstruction of the Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage, a Contributing Resource, located at 76 Bridge Street, in the Old Town Bluffton Historic District and zoned Neighborhood General-HD (DP-10-24-019422) (Staff - Glen Umberger)

• DP-10-24-019422 (Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage) Memo.pdf (0.14 MB)
• Attachment 1.pdf (2.22 MB)
• Attachment 2.pdf (0.91 MB)
• Attachment 3.pdf (64.89 MB)

IX.DISCUSSION

1. 1.Historic District Monthly Update. (Staff)

• Site Feature Report -Feb Meeting.pdf (0.12 MB)

X.ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE: Wednesday, March 5, 2025