Oct 23, 2025 Zoning Board of Appeals

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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

THE TIME NOW IS FIVE O'CLOCK AND WE BRING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

IT IS OUR CUSTOM THAT WE BEGIN BY EVERY RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

IF I COLLECT YOU GUYS TO STAND FACE TO FLAG OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND THE VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE LAW.

THANK YOU.

YOU SAID WE ARE GOOD WITH NOTIFICATIONS?

[3. FOIA – PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT]

ALL RIGHT.

UM, ADOPTION OF

[4. ADOPTION OF AGENDA]

I MOVE, WE ADOPT THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.

SO LET'S MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.

SECOND AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? SO, PASS, UM,

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 25, 2025]

EVERYONE IS HERE THAT, UH, YOU GUYS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE SEPTEMBER 25TH MEETING.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTE, MINUTES AS SUBMITTED SECOND.

SO IT'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.

UH, AND SECOND, UM, NOTE THAT I WAS ABSENT AND, UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING.

NONE OPPOSED.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[6. Tanner Morse is requesting a Special Use Permit for Lodging, Short-Term Rental. The property is located at 17 Miller Drive W, Lady’s Island. The property is zoned Lady’s Island Community Preservation District. (LICP).]

YES, SIR.

THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD, JUST HERE TO SEEK, UH, SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A SHORT TERM RENTAL AT 17 MILLER DRIVE WEST ON LADIES ISLAND.

UH, I'M UNAWARE OF ANY, UH, ORDINANCE OR CODE THAT WOULD BE IN VIOLATION AND WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE, UH, HOUSE GUIDELINES IN ORDER TO OPERATE IN A SAFE AND FEASIBLE MANNER.

THAT WOULD NOT BE A HINDRANCE TO ANYBODY IN THE AREA.

AM ASSUMING THAT THERE'S NO COVENANT OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD NO SIR.

OKAY.

SO WHO WILL BE, UH, MANAGING IT? MY WIFE AND I.

OKAY.

DO Y'ALL LIVE ON THE PROPERTY? WE DO NOT.

WE JUST MOVED TO 1730.

BATTERY PARK DRIVE IN PORT ROYAL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, SIR.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTION, WE'LL CALL YOU BACK UP.

UM, THE COUNTY, WE HAVE GOOD EVENING.

THE COUNTY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

THERE ARE NO COVENANTS OR RESTRICTIONS THAT PROHIBIT THE SHORT TERM RENTAL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS APPLICATION.

UH, WHAT WOULD BE THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

I SECOND.

I SECOND.

SO IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE.

AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

IT'S BEEN APPROVED.

SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET WITH THE COUNTY AND FOLLOW THROUGH.

UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE NEXT ITEM IS OUR

[9. NEW BUSINESS – Adoption of 2026 Meeting Schedule.]

CAN WE ADOPT THOSE MEETINGS? EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY? MM-HMM .

LOOK AT OUR 2026 MEETING AND IF SO, I MOVE.

WE ADOPT THE MEETING DATES FOR 2026.

SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ADOPT.

AND WHO SECOND MS. WHO SECONDED.

ALL IN FAVOR? OH, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, I DO HAVE, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ALSO.

I'LL SECOND IT, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

OKAY.

IF WE, UH, GO BACK, WILL WE GO BACK? I'LL CHANGE, I'LL CHANGE SCHEDULE.

JUST THE LOCATION.

YEAH.

OKAY.

YEP.

I SECOND IT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO ALL IN FAVOR? IT IS APPROVED.

AND ITEM NUMBER 10, ADJOURN.

I HAVE ONE THING.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT SHOULD BE NEW BUSINESS OR NOT, BUT IF IT WOULD, UH, PLEASE.

THE CHAIRMAN AND THE COUNTY.

IF WE JUST IN THE FUTURE HAVE ONE ITEM, ESPECIALLY A NON-CONTROVERSIAL ONE ON THE AGENDA.

IF OUR HILTON HEAD AND BLUFFTON MEMBERS COULD JOIN BY ZOOM, THAT WOULD BE, I WOULD SECOND IT.

THAT GREAT, GREAT MOTION WAY.

YEAH.

OKAY.

IT'S JUST ONE I WISH WOULD'VE COME UP WITH IT MYSELF.

THOUGHT ABOUT, YEAH, I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, ITEM NUMBER 10, ADUR SO MOVED.

IT'S PROBABLY MADE IN SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR ME.

THANK YOU.

5 0 4.

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I REMEMBER CAMPBELL, AND THIS IS BEAUFORT COUNTY MOMENTS.

I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FOOD TODAY.

THE FOOD HAS BEEN A GREAT PART OF OUR LIFE IN TERMS OF GATHERING FOOD AND PREPARING THEM.

OUR FOOD IS BASED ON THE LAND AND THE SEA.

THE LAND FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN RICE.

WE DON'T FEEL WE HAVE EATEN DINNER UNLESS WE'VE HAD RICE.

RICE WAS MIXED WITH VARIOUS ITEMS FROM THE SEA, LIKE OYSTERS OR SHRIMP.

AND WHEN THEY'RE COOKED WITH RICE IN ONE POT, WE CALL IT A RICE OR SHRIMP OR AN OYSTER PERLOW.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE WATERMELONS AND THE SWEET POTATOES.

SWEET POTATOES WAS ALWAYS EATEN WITH FISH AND FRESH FISH WITH GRAVY AND A SWEET POTATO.

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER.

OKRA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FOOD WAYS.

WE, WE, WE RAISE THEM AS WELL AS WE PREPARE THEM WITH SHRIMP AND TOMATOES.

AND SOME PEOPLE WOULD CALL THAT A GUMBO.

AND THAT'S WHAT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

OKRA, GUMBO.

AND SO ENJOY THE FOOD OF THE LOW COUNTRY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN VERY MUCH A PART OF OUR HISTORY.

THIS IS EMORY CAMPBELL.

THIS HAS BEEN YOUR BEAUFORT COUNTY MOMENT.

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