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Commission approves smaller side-yard setbacks for Harry Driggers development amid resident drainage concerns
Summary
Glynn County commissioners recommended approving a PD amendment to allow 5-foot side-yard setbacks for lots under a quarter acre on three parcels along Harry Driggers Boulevard; the measure passed 6-1 after residents raised concerns about drainage, sidewalks and school traffic.
The Glynn County Mainland Planning Commission voted to recommend an amendment to the PD text that reduces required side-yard setbacks from 7 feet to 5 feet for lots smaller than a quarter acre on three parcels near Harry Driggers Boulevard. The amendment, limited to the named parcels in the motion, passed with six votes in favor and one opposed.
Planning staff Stephanie Leaf described the change as a targeted reduction that does not alter lot sizes or overall density. She said the amendment applies to lots under a quarter acre and that the majority of phase-one lots are roughly 6,000 square feet. "So there's 3 different parcels...the only thing we're asking is to go from a 7 foot side yard…
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