Jun 26, 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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AFTERNOON AND WELCOME OUR SCHEDULED ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL MEETING IT IS OUR THAT WE BEGIN BY RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IF I COULD ACTUALLY TO STAND UP PLEASE FACE THE FLAG OOPS I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YES. AS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT AND HAVE NOT FILLED OUT ONE OF THESE FORMS THOSE FOR WHO LEAFLET OR OVER THE COMMENT IS UP TO 3 MINUTES. SO JUST TO THE THE I'LL BE

[4. ADOPTION OF AGENDA]

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Apil 24, 2025]

ALL THE PEOPLE MOVING TO AGENDA MISS MELISSA OH IS HERE FOR A SPECIAL USE HERE FOR US.

[6. Melissa Uhlmann is requesting a Special Use Permit for Lodging, Short-Term Rental. The property is located at 81 Sea Pines Drive, St. Helena Island. The property is zoned T2-Rural (T2R).]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THE APPLICANT I'VE SEEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTY SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET UP AND SAY SOMETHING SOME GOOD? WELL WITH THAT BEING SAID NO

[7. Public Comment.]

SO PEOPLE HAVE A TENDENCY AS EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE LOUD AND HAVE A

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I DON'T KNOW THE PETITIONER I DON'T KNOW OR I DON'T KNOW ANY OF MY NEIGHBORS I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO HARDLY INTRODUCE MYSELF. SO WITH WITH THAT BEING SAID I JUST KIND OF WANT TO THINK ABOUT ARE YOU ALL TO THINK THE THE PROBLEMS THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS YOU KNOW A LOT MORE TRAFFIC ON A DIRT ROAD PEOPLE POTENTIALLY STAYING UP LATER AT NIGHT GROUPS OF PEOPLE COMING AND GOING AND I JUST I JUST HOPE THAT WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE BUT REALLY THINK ABOUT IT AND I ASK YOU TO CAST A NO VOTE FOR THIS AND I THINK THAT IF THIS IF THIS VOTE IS ALLOWED I THINK THAT IT'S I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE WITH CERTAINTY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE APPLYING SHORT TERM RENTALS. I MEAN IT'S LIKE THESE CORPORATIONS BUY A HOUSE, THEY JUST RENT IT OUT. SO A LOT OF TIMES I MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER WHAT'S BEING DONE WITH OR ANYTHING ELSE JUST BECAUSE OF THE OWNER AND WHEREVER THEY MAY BE. BUT THE OTHER THING THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA ARE GOING TO BE REQUESTING SHORT TERM RENTAL ON THEIR HOUSE WHETHER THEY USE WHERE THEY USE SHORT TERM RENTAL OR NOT. IT'S A SELLING POINT YOU KNOW IT'S INCOME FOR THE PROPERTY AND WHEN THE REAL ESTATE AGENT LISTS THAT THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO RENT YOUR HOUSE AND GET MONEY FROM THAT THAT'S ATTRACTIVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S WORLD I MEAN THIS SEEMS THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY'S DOING. YOU KNOW, CORPORATIONS AND PEOPLE BUYING HOUSES TO RENT AND WITH THAT COMES THE PROBLEMS THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS. SO I REALLY WOULD ON Y'ALL PLEASE VOTE NO FOR THIS AND YOU KNOW VOTE NO FOR THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY THAT THAT HAS AND AND RESPECT THAT PLEASE BECAUSE YOU KNOW THIS IS ONE AREA COUNTY, I CAN TELL YOU IS A VERY PEACEFUL REMOTE AREA AND IT'S JUST JUST A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE.

AND I JUST I'M JUST I JUST HOPE YOU'LL VOTE NO ON IT. I APPRECIATE YOU GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM? IF NOT WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE SYMPATHETIC. THIS BOARD IS SYMPATHETIC YOUR CONCERNS AND YOU KNOW ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO IS IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED WE CAN ADD CONDITIONS THAT SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, YOU KNOW SO I MEAN YOU ARE ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS THERE SO YOU TONIGHT THAT WE CAN ADD SOME CONDITIONS IF IT WERE TO TAKE THAT ROUTE.

ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. JONES FOR THE APPLICANT MS. ALWAYS IN YOUR LETTER THAT YOU WROTE TO US YOU SAID THAT YOU PLAN TO SPEND SUMMER AND FALL IN OHIO.

SO ARE YOU JUST PLANNING ON DOING A SHORT TERM RENTAL FOR THE SUMMER AND FALL OR IS THIS A PERMANENT THING? YES I PLAN TO BE FOR BEFORE I LOVE THE WINTERS DOWN THERE.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION SO IS THIS JUST FOR THIS SUMMER AND FALL OR DOES THAT MEAN THAT GOING TO BE OFF AND ON FOR AS LONG AS YOU OWN THE HOUSE? IT WOULD BE OKAY TO TRAVEL TO AFFORD THE HOUSE SO SPEND TIME HERE WITH MY FAMILY OKAY. OH I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT ALSO YOU EVENTUALLY PLAN TO MOVE HERE PERMANENTLY. I BEEN WELL I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AND I'M

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AND A QUESTION THE COUNTY IN MS. ALLMAN'S NEW SHE SAID THERE ARE THREE SEA TURTLE NESTS THAT SHE FOUND ON THE PROPERTY LAST YEAR. WOULD THERE BE ANY KIND OF RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED? YEAH, I DIDN'T SEE ANY IN THE RECOMMENDATION SO IN THAT TO IT WHAT YEAH I GUESS YOU COULD GIVE US THE SPECIFICS FOR ANY OF THAT IF IT WERE I GUESS THEY ARE SHADES THAT MUST BE DRAWN LIGHTS OUT NOW THEY'RE KIND OF AND IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE OF TOWN THE RED FROM SITE MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS I GOT IT THE FIRST YES THAT'S ZERO DOWN PROVISION 5.11.50 THEY HAVE A PIN OAK OAK IF YOU GO YOU GOT IT. OH OKAY. FIVE POINT 11.50 C AND TWO SO WHEN YOU I THINK YOU SAID EARLIER THAT THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR WAS BEING RENTED AND THERE WAS AN IN THE ISSUE THAT WAS THAT A LONG TERM RENTAL THAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO OR SHORT TERM THAT WAS SHORT TERM? WELL IT WAS WAS RENTED PART OF THAT WAS IT WAS NICE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE PARENTS BUT I'M NOT ME SO IT'S NICE TO SEE PEOPLE KNOW WHO IS ALL RIGHT YOUR NEIGHBOR SAFER IF MORE PEOPLE AROUND THAT ARE WELL I WAS THERE A FULL TIME A LOT OF NEIGHBORS AREN'T BUT WE HAVE CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT BUT I WILL ALLOW YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND SAY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU HAVE TO SAY OR TO GO TO THE YOU TO THE PODIUM WHEN I APPRECIATE OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE THE HOUSE HAD BEEN RENTED ALL SUMMER TO ONE PERSON FROM THE SELLERS AND ALSO SO I MEAN IT WAS NOT A SHORT TERM AND IN THE FACT THAT IT WAS WENT ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS OR LONGER I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY ALL SUMMER I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN THERE MAYBE EVEN ON THE YEAR BEFORE BUT THEN THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE THE PETITIONER'S HOUSE ALSO LISTED FOR SALE RIGHT NOW SO THANK YOU TO ANY NEW OWNER WOULD HAVE TO REAPPLY WELL THEY WOULDN'T COME BACK TO THE ZBA AWAY THEY WOULD HAVE TO OWNING PERMIT TO DO IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALREADY A ALL RIGHT SO WITH THAT BEING SAID WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT AND THE COUNTY MAY YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO PLACE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

MR. CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION I MOVE THAT WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE SPECIAL PERMIT FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL AFTER REVIEW THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN DIVISION 7.2.130. DELTA OF THE

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SO IT'S BEEN APPROVED AND THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN SECOND OF THE ORIGINAL.

IT'S NOT UNCOMMON. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE ESPECIALLY USE AS WELL AS THE AMENDMENT AMENDMENT TO ESPECIALLY USE SECOND IT SO ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE SPECIAL USE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND UNOPPOSED SO IT BEEN APPROVED WITH THOSE CONDITIONS NEXT NEXT ON THE ITEM. MR. ROBERT AND TONY ULRICH WILL

[8. Robert & Toni Allridge are requesting a Variance to construct a Retaining Wall within the River Buffer. The property is located at 49 Peninsula Drive, Bluffton. The property is zoned Moss Creek Planned Unit Development (PUD).]

I'M FROM EASTMAN MARINE CONSTRUCTION. I'M HERE.

MR. ALDRIDGE. HE'S CALLED ME IN REQUESTING A BULKHEAD.

HE HAS SOME EROSION IN HIS BACKYARD AND IT'S PRETTY SEVERE.

IT STARTED A LOT IN 2016 WITH HURRICANE MATTHEW. HE LOST A LOT OF TREES.

I HAVE AERIAL PHOTOS FROM 2016, 2017 AND TODAY THAT PROVE THAT THE TREES ARE GONE THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING THE PLANTINGS BACK AND HE HAS SOME SEVERE EROSION WHICH COMPROMISES THE BUFFER ZONE THE BUFFER ZONES A 50 FOOT ZONE FROM THE NEXT CRITICAL LINE USUALLY TO THE EDGE OF THE HOUSE. NOW CURRENTLY TODAY THERE'S ONLY 30 FOOT OF THE BUFFER LEFT EFFECTIVELY 10 TO 20 FEET OF IT AS WASHED OUT IN CERTAIN AREAS .

SO DIMOCK HAS CAME OUT A MARK THE CRITICAL LINE YEARS AGO BUT THEY MARKED IT AT THE POINT BEFORE THERE WAS EROSION THERE THAT HAD BEEN MARKED PREVIOUSLY AND THEY SAID IT DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR EROSION AT THAT POINT BUT THE EROSION BEHIND THE CRITICAL LINE OR DIRECT DOESN'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION. IT DOES HAVE EROSION. THERE'S ACTIVE ESCARPMENT AND WE'RE HERE REQUESTING AN APPEAL TO. WE WANT TO BUILD A BULKHEAD INSIDE THE BUFFER ZONE. IT'S CURRENTLY NOT IN THE REGULATIONS ALLOWED BUT THIS IS A SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCE WE'RE ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO DO SO WE HAVE PROVE A HARDSHIP THAT IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL EVENTUALLY IT'LL KEEP WASHING AND THE WON'T BE THERE AND EVENTUALLY THE HOUSE WILL BE AT THE EDGE OF THE EDGE OF THE MARSH.

SO THIS WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. I JUST DO READ COUNTY'S RECOMMENDATION. COULD YOU COMMENT ON THE ABSOLUTELY ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE IN REPLY OR THEIR LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS? THE SUMMARY REQUEST THEY SAY REQUESTING A VARIANCE AND THEY SAY GOT DENIED BY THE EC DIDN'T REALLY GET DENIED IT WASN'T IT DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR AT THE CRITICAL LINE THAT'S ONE SAYS ANALYSIS IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A GARDEN WALL WITHIN THE RIVER OH REQUIRES ALL BULKHEADS WE RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM OCR MOTION HAS DENIED THEY DIDN'T REALLY DENY THEY JUST SAID IT DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR EROSION AT THE CRITICAL LINE WHICH IS THEIR JURISDICTION THE THE EROSION IS ACTUALLY LANDWARD OF THE CRITICAL LINE WHICH IS NOT IN THE NON THE EXTRA ADDICTION THAT'S RUN DOWN THIS HAS HISTORY OF THE PROJECT THEY SAY THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED MOSS CREEK PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN 1986 THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY BULKHEADS OR PERHAPS STRUCTURES APPROVED FOR ANY OF THE LOT IN THIS LOCATION.

THERE ARE HOWEVER ABOUT SIX BULKHEADS TO THE LEFT OF THIS MAN'S HOUSE WITHIN THE SAME ON THE SAME STREET NEXT AND THEY SAID THERE'S EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS THE EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION TO THIS AREA HERE IS IT HAS A NORTHEAST FACING, YOU KNOW, TIDAL SURGE, STORM SURGE,

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OKAY NOW DID YOU THERE WERE BULKHEADS SIX BULKHEADS TO THE LEFT THIS PROPERTY.

YEAH IF THERE'S ONE EMPTY THERE'S ONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE ONE AND I THINK THERE'S SIX TO THE LEFT OF THAT THAT RUN IN A ROW EACH LOT SO DOES THE PROPERTY THAT'S THE LEFT OF THIS PROPERTY HERE THAT'S IN QUESTION IS BULKHEAD THERE NO WHAT ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUTTING THE BULKHEADS IN THE NATURAL BERM THAT'S MENTIONED WITH NATURAL WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCES? WELL, I MEAN THE BERM IS EFFECTIVE IN SOME AREAS BUT THE BERM IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORKING NOW THEY HAVE DIRT THERE NOW BUT IT'S LOSING.

THEY JUST GET HAMMERED. ALL THE STORMS THAT COME THROUGH WITH ALL THE WAVE ACTION FROM HURRICANES AND HARD STORMS, IT'S NOT AS EFFECTIVE A SOLUTION WE'RE TRYING TO RESTORE THE BUFFER ZONE AND EFFECTIVELY SAVE HIS HOUSE SO THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS MARSH ISN'T IT THERE'S MARSH THERE YES BUT THAT CRITICAL LINE IS MARKED OUT IN THE MARSH SO IT DOESN'T HAVE EROSION THERE. THE EROSION IS ACTUALLY BACK INSIDE THE BUFFER ZONE.

THEY HAVEN'T REESTABLISHED THE CRITICAL LOT. THEY WON'T IT'S GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS THEY WON'T REESTABLISH IT SO YOU PUT THE BULKHEADS IN THEN REEF.

YES RESTORING THE BUFFER BECAUSE HE'S WILLING TO PAY THE MONEY TO RESTORE PUT A BULKHEAD IN, PUT TREES IN, REPLANT THE BUFFER ZONE SO WE CAN KEEP IT RESTORED BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE BUFFER IS ONLY 30 FEET FROM HIS HOUSE. WE TRY TO KEEP A 50 FOOT BUFFER ZONE IS WHAT MOST OF THE COUNTY IS AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP GET BACK TO THAT IF WE COULD.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR THE WHOLE 50 FEET BUT WE WANT TO GO BACK AS FAR AS ONE FOOT BEHIND THE CRITICAL LINE TO RESTORE IT. SO HOW FAR IS THE PROPOSED BULKHEAD FROM THE HOUSE 40 FEET . THAT'S SOME PICTURES IT MIGHT SAY A LOT LOT.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PHOTOS THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR APPLICATIONS WE'RE LOOKING GOOD PALMETTO TREES THERE IS THAT THE 40 FEET HOW ABOUT JESUS THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THE MOSES TODAY SO WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING THOUGH IF I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY YOU'RE PROPOSING THE BULKHEAD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CRITICAL LINE IN SOME PLACES IT'S LANDWARD OF AT THAT POINT NO NO IT'S IT'S TOWARD WATER THE CRITICAL LINE ON THE VERY TOP TO THE RIGHT AND IF FOLLOW THAT AND WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT WELL YOU COME LOOK IT'S IT'S RIGHT HERE CLOSE TO A 12 INCH PALMETTO IT'S QUITE A LANDWARD OF THE CRITICAL LINES LANDWARD OF THE PROPOSED BULKHEAD ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM THERE ALL THE WAY DOWN BECAUSE THE CRITICAL LINE IS SHOWN WITH A LONG LINE AND $2 INTO THE LOT WAS THAT IT COMES INTO THE YEAH OKAY ALL RIGHT I SEE WHAT YOU DONE THE YEAH ABOUT WHERE IT SAYS PROPOSED BULKHEAD THE CRITICAL LINES LANDWARD I MEAN IT REALLY STARTS EVEN AT THE VERY TOP THERE EVEN THERE AND THEN IT'S REALLY LANDWARD ALL THE WAY DOWN. YEAH HMM. WELL, THE CRITICAL LINE THE CREEK LINE IS ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE BULKHEAD THE WAY DOWN THE TIP OF THAT ARROW.

NO, IT'S NOT. THE TIP OF THAT ARROW TOUCHES THAT SOLID LINE, THAT SOLID LINES. IT'S NOT THE SOLID IT'S NOT THE SOUTHERN LOT IS ALONG WITH TWO DOTS. YEAH THESE ARE SOLID LINE IS THE LINE OF THE BULKHEAD BECAUSE THE ARROW GOES PAST THAT DOTTED LINE THAT'S AN ELEVATION LINE.

YES IT DOES THAT IT GOES TO THIS IT GOES PAST THAT THE TIP OF THAT ARROW GOES PAST THE

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THAT'S THIS IS OR IS IS TO LINE THE TOP OF THE BANK I GUESS ELEVATIONS YEAH I MEAN THE ELEVATION ELEVATION LANDAU TOTALS RASH ARROWS PASS THE DOTTED LINE TOUCHING THAT SOLID LINE THAT'S THE CRITICAL LINE. IT'S NOT SIGNED OFF ON THIS. YES WELL THEY DIDN'T SIGN OFF ON IT BECAUSE THEN THEY NEED TO SIGN OFF ON IT. THEY WON'T SIGN AND WE'RE NOT BUILDING AT THEM ON ANY DESIGN CREDIT LINE. NO THAT THEY CERTIFIED.

NO THEY DIDN'T GO I HAVE A SIGNATURE ON IT I'LL SEND IT TO YOU.

BUT THE BULKHEAD IS EFFECTIVELY GOING ONE FOOT BEHIND THE CRITICAL LINE.

YEAH I SAID THAT'S THE CRITICAL ONE THAT'S IT DOES YOU SAYING THE CRITICAL LINE IS THAT SIX FOOT. NO BECAUSE THAT NOT AN ELEVATION LINE ELEVATION LINES DOESN'T THEY DON'T THE LITTLE DOT DOT RIGHT THERE JUST THE LINES ARE DASHED DASHED YOU LOOK AT THE END OF THAT LINE IT SAYS THAT'S THE VERTICAL LINE, THAT'S THE ELEVATION.

THEN YOU'VE GOT TO PROVE TO US WHERE THE CRITICAL LINE IS 6.0 IS AN ELEVATION MARK.

NO IT'S NOT LOOK AT THE NEXT LINE OUT SAYS IT'S RIGHT BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE ELEVATION LINES IT SAYS 4.8 ALL THOSE DOTTED LINES LOOK KEEP GOING AND 5.0 IS RIGHT ON TOP.

THIS IS ELEVATION BACK DASH DASH LINE NOW THIS IS THE TOP OF THE DASH DOT DOT LINE IF YOU LOOK HERE THESE ARE ELEVATION LINES ARE NOT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

ALL THE DOTTED LINES ARE ELEVATION LINES. NO, THEY'RE NOT ALL THE LINES ARE PRETTY LINE HILLARY IT IS SO YOU'RE SAYING WHAT ABOUT THE 7.0 ELEVATION LINE? WHY THAT WAS THAT DOT DOT DASH IT IS LOOK AT THE 7.07.0 YES BANDERSNATCH DASH IT'S A DASH AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DOT DOT DASH LINE WHICH IS THE CRITICAL LINE IT'S NOT NO I'M SORRY. I THINK I THINK WE SHOULD TABLE THIS.

YOU BRING THE SURVEYOR HERE TO CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT THOSE ARE ELEVATION LINES LOOK AT THEY ARE NOT THE THE DOT DOT DASH IS NOT A CRITICAL IS NOT NOT AN ELEVATION LINE BECAUSE NONE OF THEM THAT YOU SEE SEVEN YOU SEE FIVE YOU SEE EIGHT DOES NOT HAVE THE DOT.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO TABLE UNTIL WE GET CLARITY FROM THE SURVEY. OKAY? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. AND SIGNED BY ALL CRM. YEP.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

SO WHENEVER RECEIVE THOSE INFORMATION YOU SELECT THE COUNTY.

NO, WE GET YOU BACK ON THE BOARD. I GET SOMEONE TO MAKE THAT MOTION MOVE. WE TABLE THIS FOR UNTIL THE CRITICAL LINE IS CLARIFIED AND SIGNED BY THE YES SO IT'S BEEN PART MADE IN THE MOTION SO IT'S BEEN PROBABLY MADE IN SECONDS SO IN FAVOR HEY CECIL SO DID YOU VOTE? YEAH HE DID HE'S HE'S IN FAVOR

[10. Richard & Jennifer Matvija are requesting a Special Use Permit for Lodging, Short-Term Rental. The property is located at 116 Frances Jones Blvd., Daufuskie Island. The property is zoned D2-Rural (D2R).]

THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS ITEM TEN RICHARD AND JENNIFER PRESTON ESPECIALLY USE PERMIT THEY MY HUSBAND RICHARD AND I ARE REQUESTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT TERM RENTAL FOR OUR PROPERTY AT 116 FRANCIS JONES BOULEVARD ON THE ISLAND OH NO NOT ONE SIGN.

I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE IS NO COVENANTS OR RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU.

THAT'S CORRECT OKAY THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? I HAVE ONE QUESTION WHO'S GOING TO MANAGE IT? WE HAVE A LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGER ON THE ISLAND THAT'S GOING TO MANAGE AH CASEY HALEY THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE THE COUNTY'S RECOMMENDATION. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID NONETHELESS HILARY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. I'LL RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

SO IF THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PLACE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

OH BEFORE WE DO THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMING UP HERE BUT IS ANYONE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IF NOT WE CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT SO JUST MOVE WITH A SECOND.

OKAY SO IT'S BEEN MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE AND HAS BEEN PROBABLY MADE IN SECOND ALL IN

[12. Michael & Andrea Dawson are requesting a Special Use Permit for Lodging, Short-Term Rental. The property is located at 111 Porches Hill Road, Dale. The property is zoned Dale Community Preservation (DCP).]

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AS THE OF MICHAEL AND ANDREA DAWSON I WILL BE THIS REQUEST ON THEIR BEHALF.

MY NAME I'M SORRY IS LILLY ALLY. ALLY E HARRIS.

WE RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THIS LETTER TO REQUEST A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR LIMITED VACATION RENTAL USE OF OUR FAMILY HOME LOCATED WITHIN THE DALE CULTURAL PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT AS NATIVE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA GRADUATES OF BATTLE CREEK AND BEAUFORT HIGH SCHOOLS. OUR ROOTS THIS COMMUNITY RUN DEEP.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF OUR IS TO MAINTAIN A STRONG CONSISTENT PRESENCE NEAR OUR AGING PARENTS AND EXTENDED FAMILY. I HOPE THEY REALIZE THAT THEY ARE AGING ALSO BUT ANYWAY OUR FAMILY OF FIVE INCLUDING THREE CHILDREN AGED 17, 12 AND SEVEN MAKES REGULAR VISITS TO STAY CONNECTED TO OUR LOVED ONES AND TO PRESERVE OUR PERSONAL TIES TO THE PLACE WE HAVE ALWAYS CALLED HOME. THE PROPOSED RENTAL IS SECONDARY TO OUR PRIMARY USE OF THE HOME AND INTENDED SOLELY TO HELP SUBSIDIZE THE ONGOING COSTS OF HOME OWNERSHIP UPKEEP AND LONG TERM PRESERVATION OF THE PROPERTY. OUR GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN THIS PROPERTY AS PART OF OUR FAMILY'S LEGACY WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE VIBRANCY AND CONTINUITY OF THE LOCAL CULTURE. THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH ALLOWANCES MADE IN OUR AREAS UNDER THE SAME OR SIMILAR CULTURAL PROTECTION OVERLAY INCLUDING SAINT HELENA ISLAND. WE ARE COMMITTED TO FOLLOWING ALL RELEVANT ZONING SAFETY AND COMMUNITY STANDARDS AND TO ENSURING THAT OUR YOUTH ALIGNS WITH THE GOALS OF CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP THAT THE OVERLAY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN GRANTING THIS EXCEPTION TO ALLOW US TO RESPONSIBLY MAINTAIN OUR FAMILY HOME AND CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY. MICHAEL AND ANDREA DAWSON WILL BE MANAGING THE PROPERTY MICHAEL DAWSON DE AND LIVES IN GEORGIA.

YES. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE'S PROBLEMS. THEY CALL ME. SO YOU'RE MANAGING THE PROPERTY? I GUESS YOU CAN SAY THAT. HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTY? YES. OKAY.

THANK IS ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. WE'VE SEEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTY.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF I GET A MOTION TO SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SHORT SHORT TERM RENTAL.

SECOND, THE MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECOND I'M ALL IN FAVOR SO IT'S BEEN PASSED.

YOU MISS HARRIS? MAN WAS HOPEFULLY THERE WASN'T ANY PUBLIC FOR THIS ITEM.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. IS THERE IN YOUR BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS DERMOT I GUESS ONE ON THE MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. SO EVEN SO IT'S BEEN PROBABLY MADE A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.

SO

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.