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Bryan County board approves rear-setback variance at 206 Bluff View Drive to allow backyard pool
Summary
The Bryan County Board of Adjustment approved a variance reducing the rear setback at 206 Bluff View Drive from 100 feet to 49 feet so the homeowner can construct a pool; staff had recommended approval after finding a unique hardship related to the existing house and septic placement.
The Bryan County Board of Adjustment voted to approve a rear-setback variance for 206 Bluff View Drive, allowing the property owner to reduce the recorded 100-foot rear setback to 49 feet at the closest point so a proposed backyard pool can be built.
Planning staff presented the request, saying the property (about 1.48 acres in the Kinsale Bluff neighborhood, zoned RR15) already has a house that encroaches on the recorded setback and buffer and that septic constraints and the plat’s existing front/rear setbacks limit reasonable pool placement. “Staff is recommending approval of this request to reduce the rear setback to 49 feet at the closest point in order to construct a pool, because the variance criteria are met,” Sarah, a county planner, told the board.
No members of the public spoke in opposition. After a short hearing the board closed public comment and approved variance project 20260019 by voice vote. The chair called for the motion, a member moved and another seconded; commissioners voted in favor and no oppositions were recorded on the floor.
The approval authorizes the setback reduction only for the purposes presented at the hearing and does not change the parcel’s zoning. The applicant did not present additional development plans at the meeting. The Board of Adjustment’s action is final unless appealed according to county procedures.
