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Commission approves six-bed personal care home special use at 3996 Augusta Highway; 5-foot setback variance granted for Community Circle lot
Summary
After a planning commission recommendation, Lincoln County commissioners granted a special use to operate a six-bed personal care home at 3996 Augusta Highway and approved a 5-foot setback variance for a shed reconstruction at 1795 Community Circle.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners granted a special-use permit and a separate dimensional variance at its June meeting following recommendations from the planning and zoning board.
Public works director Seymour presented both items during the board's public hearing, citing the planning commission's unanimous recommendations.
For the special use, Director Seymour told the commission the applicant listed on the planning record is "h Cooper Clyde, Map 54, Parcel 082 A, better known as 3996 Augusta Highway, consists of 2.22 acres, currently zoned A2. He's applied for a special use to operate a 6 bed personal care home, and after hearing, at the planning commission meeting on May 6, the planning commission voted unanimously to approve the special use for a 6 bed personal care home to be located at that address," (Director Seymour). The board accepted the planning commission's recommendation and granted the special use. The record shows the vote carried and Commissioner Clyde recused himself and abstained from the vote.
On the related variance, Seymour described the second applicant: "The second applicant is Mr. Matthew Philip Perkins, Map 67 A, Parcel 078, but it's known as 1795 Community Circle, consisting of 0.46 acres. It is on R1. Mr. Perkins had a shed that was destroyed during Hurricane Elaine, and he is wanting to build the shed back on the original foundation of the building. However, that foundation is only 5 foot from the property line instead of 10 foot. And so he's asking for variance for that 5 foot, setback. My recommendation from the planning commission was to approve the variance, unanimously, chairman," (Director Seymour). The board approved the 5-foot setback variance; no opponents spoke at the hearing.
Both actions followed unanimous planning-board recommendations. The special-use approval was recorded with the recusal noted; county staff will issue required permits and record the permits and variances in the county files.
Next steps: community development staff will prepare and record the special-use permit and the variance documentation and notify the applicants.
