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Bryan County denies conditional-use request for one‑chair salon at Riverbend after resident objections
Summary
The Bryan County Board of Commissioners voted to deny a conditional‑use permit for a proposed one‑person hair salon at 314 Riverbend after extensive public comment citing HOA covenants, traffic, septic and flood concerns.
The Bryan County Board of Commissioners denied a conditional‑use permit for a one‑person hair salon at 314 Riverbend on a voice vote Thursday, following more than an hour of public comment by neighbors who said the business would violate neighborhood covenants and harm safety and environmental conditions.
Supporters and opponents packed the commission chambers to address the single‑chair salon, which the applicant proposed to operate by appointment during school hours and from an accessory building set back behind the main house. The applicant and several neighbors said the business would be small and low‑impact; opponents cited homeowner‑association covenants, septic and flood concerns and precedent for other businesses.
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