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Board grants variance to remove 36‑inch live oak at 12 Heath Drive, defers mitigation to Palmetto Dunes
Summary
The Hilton Head Island Board of Zoning Appeals voted to grant a variance allowing removal of a 36‑inch-diameter live oak at 12 Heath Drive, with mitigation to follow Palmetto Dunes owners‑association requirements. Staff noted recent Local Maintenance Ordinance (LMO) changes left no specific staff criteria for these requests.
The Hilton Head Island Board of Zoning Appeals on a unanimous vote granted a property‑owner request to remove a 36‑inch live oak at 12 Heath Drive, concluding the removal would not substantially harm the character of the neighborhood and that mitigation will be handled through the Palmetto Dunes owners association.
Town principal planner Brian Eber told the board the parcel (Beaufort County parcel R52001600A01320000) is a developed single‑family lot in Palmetto Dunes and that the specimen tree originally measured…
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