Glynn County panel allows 6‑inch side setback for Brunswick porch but orders front ramp removed

The Glynn County Planning Commission voted to allow a 6‑inch encroachment on the left end of the front porch at 140 Forest Circle in Brunswick but denied the porch’s ramp and front stairs and required the owner to satisfy the building department before a permit will be issued.

The ruling follows staff testimony that the porch was built without a permit and intrudes into the 20‑foot front‑yard setback. "The applicant is requesting a variance to the Glynn County zoning ordinance section 701 to renovate the front porch," Neecee Carroll, Glynn County Planning and Zoning staff, said during the meeting. Dave Carver, Glynn County building official, told the board the porch also fails basic building standards and cannot be permitted until setback and structural issues are resolved: "This was already…