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Effingham County staff propose simpler height cap for accessory structures, clarify ADU rules
Summary
County staff discussed rewriting accessory-structure height language after repeated variances; proposed approach would cap eave height at 20 feet and prohibit structures taller than the adjacent principal house, while clarifying when a detached unit is treated as an accessory dwelling unit.
At an Effingham County meeting, Chairman Steve Candler, director of development services, outlined proposed edits to the county's accessory-structure rules aimed at reducing frequent variance requests and clarifying when a detached building is treated as an accessory dwelling unit.
The discussion focused on two measurement issues: (1) a current 15-foot maximum measured “above finished grade to the eave” for R and PDR zoning districts and (2) whether roof pitch and ridge height should affect allowable accessory structure height. Candler said the ordinance currently treats some AR1/AR2 districts as having a different maximum (35 feet) but that R and PDR districts…
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