Board of Zoning Appeals

CITY OF NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 1018 Second Avenue South BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Special called meeting November 9, 2017 MINUTES Dan Moore - Absent Linda Braswell Robert Terrell-Absent Cynthia Lover William McGonigal Zoning Administrator Paul Blust Assistant Zoning Administrator Ben Caldwell Acting Secretary Merideth Smith City Attorney Chris Noury CALL TO ORDER –Ms. Braswell called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Minutes of the October 17, 2017 were not available. Communications: None Old Business: OLD BUSINESS: A. VARIANCE #V53-17: Mr. Charles Chappell has made application for a variance of 10 feet from the required 20-foot rear yard setback for a detached accessory garage larger than 150 square feet in the R-1 (Single-Family Residential) district at 915 9th Avenue South. Postponed NEW BUSINESS: A. The Secretary swore in those to speak B. VARIANCE #V52-17: Ms. Rhonda Autry has made application for a variance of 17 feet from the required 20-foot rear yard setback for a detached accessory garage larger than 150 square feet and a variance from the required 40 percent impervious surface ration to construct the garage on a property in the R-1 (Single-Family Residential) district at 805 45th Avenue South. Postponed 1  C. VARIANCE #V54-17: Environmental Concepts, LLC has made application for a variance from the requirements of the off-premise sign regulations to permit an existing sign to remain after the property has been subdivided making the existing sign off the premises for which it represents at 602 Highway 17 South. A representative from Environmental Concepts stated that the property in question has been subdivided. The owners of the businesses asked to retain one sign instead of two as required with subdivision. After some discussion the Board recommended that this variance be granted. The motion to grant the variance due to the unusual shape of the property and the subdivision being unique to the property was made by Mr. McGonigal and seconded by Ms. Lover. The motion passed 3-0. D. VARIANCE #V59-17: MJ Properties has made application for a variance to remove three (3) trees in excess of the 24-inch caliper measurement that are protected by the ordinance at 1284 13th Avenue North. Applicant asked for postponement. Motion to table until the December meeting was made by Ms. Lover and seconded by Mr. McGonigal. Motion passed 3-0. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 5:26 p.m. Note: BE ADVISED THAT THESE MINUTES REPRESENT A SUMMARY OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MEETING AND ARE NOT INTENDED TO REPRESENT A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING. THE TAPE (S) OF THE MEETING IS (ARE) AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, TO BE HEARD IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY. AN AGENDA OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN EITHER MAILED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AS PER THEIR REQUEST. THE AGENDA GIVES THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE MEETING AS WELL AS THE ORDER OF BUSINESS. THIS DISCLOSURE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS OF 1976, SECTION 30-4-80 (E). Respectfully submitted, Merideth Smith, Secretary 2