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Board grants variances for build site and tree-encroachment at 3801 Tim Askew Lane amid neighbor objections
Summary
The Charleston County Board of Zoning and Appeals approved two variances Aug. 4 to allow a build site and a 35.5% root-zone encroachment into a protected 46-inch live oak at 3801 Tim Askew Lane, with conditions including arborist monitoring and mitigation if the tree dies.
The Charleston County Board of Zoning and Appeals approved two variances on Aug. 4 to allow construction of a single-family house at 3801 Tim Askew Lane that will encroach on the protected root zone of a 46-inch live oak on the adjacent property and reduce the required rear setback.
Applicant Inga George said she bought the parcel at a tax sale after the original homeowners’ association dissolved and that she has worked with county staff and an arborist to minimize tree loss. "I've done everything. I've complied with every request from every office," she told the board, asking that the board permit the two variances so she can build a modest retirement home.
County staff explained that the area had been rezoned to the S-3 special-management district after the property…
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