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Board denies side-setback variance for Panopolis lot; neighbors cite drainage and clearing damage
Summary
The Berkeley County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request by John O. Williams for a two-foot side-setback variance on a roughly quarter-acre Panopolis lot after neighbors raised stormwater and property-clearing concerns.
John O. Williams asked the Berkeley County Board of Zoning Appeals to approve a two-foot side-setback variance so he could place a 30-foot-wide house with eaves on a 50-foot-wide lot in Panopolis. The board voted to deny the variance.
Williams told the board the parcel is about a quarter acre, zoned R-1, about 50 feet wide and roughly 220 feet deep, and that local homes have more traditional facades. “I appreciate you tabling this this item last time … this variance request tonight is, relatively small,” Williams said, explaining he needed the change to…
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