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Board approves bookkeeping home-office special exception for North Augusta resident
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved a special-exception permit allowing a bookkeeping home occupation at a R7 residence (66012 Bakersville Lane) with conditions restricting signage and limiting customers to one at a time.
The North Augusta Board of Zoning Appeals on March 3 approved a special exception for a bookkeeping home office at 66012 Bakersville Lane, finding the limited, indoor operation met city development-code criteria.
Staff presented the application and said the proposed business would operate entirely within the existing residence, using a roughly 95-square-foot upstairs nook as office space. Tommy Paradise, staff, told the board the use did not require structural changes, would not generate measurable traffic or noise, and meets the development-code standards for home occupations.
Applicant Carlos Pavlonia Rosas told the board he would follow city rules and limit client visits. "I'm gonna follow all the rules. Definitely have one person at a time," Rosas said during testimony.
In a review of the 11 special-exception criteria in the North Augusta Development Code, board members found the application satisfied standards for compatibility with adjacent residential uses, limited scale, adequate public services, and lack of nuisance impacts. To reduce potential neighborhood impacts, the board approved two conditions recommended by staff: no exterior signage and no more than one customer present at the residence at any time.
A motion to approve the application with those conditions passed unanimously by raised-hand vote. The board noted that the approval applies only to the current owner and property configuration; a new owner would need to seek approval if the use changes.
