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BZA approves 2121 Bradham Road EHR but limits days to 100 after strong neighborhood opposition
Summary
After hearing an HOA letter with about 40 signatures and multiple residents raising safety and traffic concerns, the Charleston County BZA approved Saper Karimi’s request for an extended home rental at 2121 Bradham Road but reduced the staff‑recommended 144 days to a 100‑day cap and required standard staff conditions.
The Charleston County Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 5 approved a special exception allowing three bedrooms at 2121 Bradham Road to be used as an extended home rental, but with a reduced cap of 100 aggregate days per year and the staff‑recommended permitting conditions.
Staff reported the property (four‑bedroom home built 2024; six on‑site parking spaces) could meet approval criteria 1–3, but said there were four written public comments in opposition, including a letter from the Terrebrooke Lane/Tara Brook Lane HOA accompanied by roughly 40 signatures. Richard Grimes, president of the homeowners association, told the board the neighborhood opposes doubling permitted short‑term rental days from 72 to 144, cited narrow roads, drainage ditches, lack of sidewalks and school pedestrian routes, and said the HOA feared that an EHR could become effectively a part‑time hotel.
Applicant Saper Karimi said he uses a locally based management company (Southern Charmed Hospitality), would publish no‑party rules and noise alerts, had exterior cameras and would provide contact information to neighbors. Board members questioned whether the opposing signatures represented a majority of the HOA; staff reported the HOA contains 61 homes and the letter collected about 40 signatures (~two‑thirds).
During deliberation members noted the applicant is owner‑occupied (which qualifies him for a 72‑day limited permit without a hearing) and that the board could grant a number of days between 72 and 144. A motion carried to approve the application with staff conditions but substitute a 100‑day annual cap. The vote on the motion was recorded as 7‑2; the two recorded opposing votes were Jordan and Neil. The BZA will mail its written decision within 10 days.
