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Planning commission recommends approval for boba tea shop at Pier Village with grease-trap condition
Summary
The Glynn County Mainland Island Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a conditional use permit for CUP-25-1 to allow a boba tea shop (listed as Boba Buie) at 215 Mallory Street in Pier Village, subject to Joint Water and Sewer Commission pretreatment requirements by May 31, 2025.
The Glynn County Mainland Island Planning Commission recommended approval Tuesday of a conditional use permit for CUP-25-1 to allow a boba tea shop in Pier Village Market at 215 Mallory Street.
The applicant, identified at the hearing as Hazel Barto (applicant), said the shop would offer boba tea and light café items to serve tourists and local visitors. “It’s so hot. It’s so humid. I think it’s really a perfect addition,” Barto said during public comment.
Christopher Carey, planning and zoning staff, told the commission the unit is located in the Village Mixed Use and Island Preservation zoning district and that restaurants and cafes in this district require a conditional use permit. Carey noted the site is one of several tenant units in the Pier Village Market and that similar businesses currently in the building include Sunset Slush and The Crepe Shop.
Commissioners asked about required pretreatment equipment. The applicant said she currently has a grease trap sized at 10 gallons per minute that must be upgraded to a 35-gallon-per-minute unit and that she had spoken to JWSC staff and would order the larger unit promptly. A motion to recommend approval included a specific condition that CUP-25-1 must meet pretreatment requirements of the Joint Water and Sewer Commission (JWSC) by May 31, 2025.
The commission voted unanimously to recommend approval with that condition.
The application now moves to the Glynn County Board of Commissioners for final action, where the same public-notice and public-hearing process will occur.
