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Planning Commission approves Walton request to reconfigure Burkes Beach lots over staff objection
Summary
The Hilton Head Island Planning Commission voted 5-0 to approve a developer-requested deviation that reconfigures two lots in the Burkes Beach/Seaside subdivision into three, reversing town staff's recommendation to deny based on increased right-of-way burdens and traffic.
The Hilton Head Island Planning Commission voted to approve an application from Brandon Walton to reconfigure two lots in the Burkes Beach (Seaside) subdivision into three lots, despite a staff recommendation to deny the deviation.
Town planning staff had recommended denial after finding the proposal could reduce lot frontages below existing standards and would add vehicle trips that increase burdens on the subdivision's right of way. "Therefore, in this scenario, town staff is recommending denial," Trey (planning staff) told commissioners during the public hearing.
The applicant, Brandon Walton, told the commission he and his family are longtime Hilton Head Island residents and said the plan was intended to allow one additional single-family home rather than a large-scale development. "We really…
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