Board of Zoning Appeals Site Design

MEMBERS PRESENT: JOEL ADRIAN, EMANUEL FERGUSON, AMANDA BARTON, NELL POSTELL, ANDREW HARGETT, JEFF WEBB STAFF PRESENT: LEE BATCHELDER, ERIC SCHULTZ, BETHANY WHITAKER AGENDA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS – SITE DESIGN OCTOBER 2, 2019 5:00 P.M. 2 GEORGE STREET A. Deferred applications from previously advertised BZA-SD agendas. 1. 719 N Shore Dr (James Is)(TMS#4260700159) APP. NO. 1910-02-A1 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned SR-1 Owner: Buxton Walker Pearce Maybank Trust/Applicant: Copegrand, LLC APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED XX (due to tie vote) DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Disapproval. MADE BY: E.Ferguson SECOND: A.Barton VOTE: FOR 3 AGAINST 3 *N.Postell *J.Webb *A.Hargett MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: J.Webb SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 3 AGAINST 3 *J.Adrian *A.Barton *E.Ferguson 2. Maybank Hwy (Johns Island)(TMS#3460000076 & 796) APP. NO. 1910-02-A2 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of 13 grand trees. Request a special exception from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal 6 grand trees. Request a variance from Sec 54-330 to allow the reduction in the impervious construction setback near the bases of 32 grand trees. Zoned PUD Owner: 1776 LLC/Applicant: SeamonWhiteside + Assoc APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions recommended by staff and additional condition for developer/owner to have an arborist do annual inspections of trees in the development for four years after completion of construction. MADE BY: A.Hargett SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 B. New applications. 1. Cooper St (East Side)(TMS#4590504116, 192-195, APP. NO. 1910-02-B1 197, 198) Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to omit the 15 protected trees per acre requirement. Request a special exception from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned MU-1/WH Owner: City of Charleston/Applicant: Same BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—SITE DESIGN/OCTOBER 2, 2019 PAGE 2 APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED XX MOTION: Deferred. MADE BY: SECOND: VOTE: FOR AGAINST 2. 3467 Maybank Hwy (Johns Island)(TMS#2790000309) APP. NO. 1910-02-B2 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of six grand trees. Request a special exception from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned PUD (Angel Oak Village) Owner: Sea Island Comprehensive/Applicant: Forsberg Engineering & Surveying, Inc APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions recommended by staff. MADE BY: E.Ferguson SECOND: A.Barton VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 3. 519 Savannah Hwy (Old Windemere)(TMS#4210600142) APP. NO. 1910-02-B3 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned SR-1 (SHO) Owner: Robert Morris/Applicant: Forsberg Engineering & Surveying, Inc APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions recommended by staff. MADE BY: E.Ferguson SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 4. Fairchild St (Daniel Is)(TMS#2750000296) APP. NO. 1910-02-B4 Request a variance from Sec 54-347 to allow a reduced landscape buffer. Zoned DI-TC Owner: Daniel Is. Co./Applicant: Thomas & Hutton APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN XX DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Withdrawn. MADE BY: SECOND: VOTE: FOR AGAINST 5. 237 Black Powder Ln (Daniel Is)(TMS#2720500030) APP. NO. 1910-02-B5 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned DI-R Owner: Brian Scheel/Applicant: Cline Construction, LLC BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—SITE DESIGN/OCTOBER 2, 2019 PAGE 3 APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED XX (due to tie vote) DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval. MADE BY: A.Hargett SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 3 AGAINST 3 *J.Adrian *E.Ferguson *A.Barton 6. 106 Nobels Point St (Daniel Is)(TMS#2721001065) APP. NO. 1910-02-B6 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned DI-R Owner: Cline Construction, LLC/Applicant: Same APPROVED 0 WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED XX DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Disapproval. MADE BY: A.Hargett SECOND: E.Ferguson VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 1 *J.Webb 7. 1074 Morrison Dr (Peninsula) APP. NO. 1910-02-B7 (TMS#4610903060 & 003) Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to omit the 15 protected trees per acre requirement. Zoned UP Owner: 1074 Morrison, LLC/Applicant: Cline Engineering, Inc. APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions recommended by staff. MADE BY: E.Ferguson SECOND: A.Hargett VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 8. 1185 Pinefield Dr (Cainhoy)(TMS#2710001191) APP. NO. 1910-02-B8 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of four grand trees. Zoned RR-1 Owner: Estate of Elizabeth Bellinger Rivers/Applicant: Faith Rivers James APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions recommended by staff. MADE BY: E.Ferguson SECOND: J.Webb VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS—SITE DESIGN/OCTOBER 2, 2019 PAGE 4 9. Henry Tecklenburg Dr(W Ashley)(TMS#3090000064) APP. NO. 1910-02-B9 Request a variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of two grand trees. Request a special exception from Sec 54-511 to allow a non-hard parking surface. Zoned PUD Owner: We Are Sharing Hope/Applicant: Forsberg Engineering & Surveying, Inc APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions recommended by staff. MADE BY: E.Ferguson SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 10. 1124 Oak Overhang St(Daniel Island)(TMS#2770402035) APP. NO. 1910-02-B10 Request a one-year extension of a vested right that expires December 31, 2019, pursuant to Sec 54-962. Vested right pertains to a variance granted under Sec 54-327 on June 1, 2016 to allow the removal of one grand tree. Zoned DI-R Owner: Galloway Family Homes, LLC/Applicant: Same APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval of second one-year extension to December 31, 2020. MADE BY: E.Ferguson SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 11. 1545 & 1551 Meeting St Rd (Peninsula) APP. NO. 1910-02-B11 (TMS# 4641000024, 025 & 093) Request a variance from Sec 54-511 to allow a non-hard parking surface. Request an after-the-fact variance from Sec 54-327 to allow the removal of protected trees. Zoned UP Owner: Chas. Fertilizer & Chemical Workers Local 863, Robert & Sharon Bruner Applicant: Forsberg Engineering & Surveying Inc APPROVED XX WITHDRAWN 0 DISAPPROVED 0 DEFERRED 0 MOTION: Approval with conditions recommended by staff. MADE BY: A.Hargett SECOND: N.Postell VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 For more information, contact the Zoning and Codes Division Office at 724-3781. 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