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Board conditionally approves variance for carport at 4568 New Jessup Highway pending permits
Summary
The Board approved a variance allowing an existing carport that encroached into the rear setback to remain, contingent on the owner obtaining required permits and inspections; the structure was built without a permit and staff flagged the encroachment.
The Glynn County Board of Appeals conditionally approved a variance for an existing carport at 4568 New Jessup Highway in Brunswick, allowing the owner to pour a concrete pad beneath an already‑constructed roof so long as required permits and inspections are obtained and the structure complies with inspection requirements.
County staff presented that the property is in the Highway Commercial district and that building-inspections records show the carport roof was constructed without a permit and was red‑tagged; staff displayed surveys and current photos showing a localized rear-yard encroachment measured at about 3.9 feet at one corner. Planner Niecey Carroll said the carport roof appears to encroach at a rear corner while most of the structure lies inside the setback.
Daryl Dawson, agent for owner Abel Garcia, told the board the owner had been told by the person who built the carport that a permit was not required. “The gentleman that built the structure misinformed Mr. Garcia that he didn't need a permit,” Dawson said. He asked the board to allow the owner to finish the work — specifically to pour a concrete slab under the existing roof — so the homeowner can park without a dirt pad at his entrance.
Board members and staff discussed technical options: staff noted that a concrete slab poured at grade may be permitted to the property line, and that only a small portion of the roof appears to lie over the rear setback line. After an initial motion and brief procedural retraction, the board voted to approve the variance conditioned on the owner applying for and receiving all required permits and passing inspections by Glynn County Inspections before work on the concrete pad proceeds.
The board emphasized that approval was contingent on compliance with permitting and inspection requirements and directed staff to work with the owner and the inspections division to finalize necessary documentation.
