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Board continues 14 Pelican Street tree‑removal request to secure arborist analysis

Hilton Head Island Board of Zoning Appeals · April 27, 2026
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Summary

The Board continued a variance request for 14 Pelican Street to allow time for an independent arborist report on tree health and root impacts, citing insufficient evidence about whether removal would harm other specimen trees or the house; the case was continued without date.

The Hilton Head Island Board of Zoning Appeals voted to continue a variance hearing for 14 Pelican Street to allow time for an arborist evaluation of tree health and potential root‑system impacts.

Town planner Brian Eber told the board the parcel contains multiple specimen live oaks and that the subject tree is about 36 inches in diameter and sits roughly 9 feet from the house. Eber said the town had not received a certified arborist report…

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