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Historic Preservation Commission tables Bluffton house application over tree, window and detail concerns
Summary
Beaufort County’s Historic Preservation Commission on Aug. 14 tabled a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new house and carriage house at 5783 Yaupon Road after staff and commissioners flagged missing canopy calculations, unclear window and shutter details, porch height and material issues, and concerns about protecting large trees; the applicant requested the tabling to address the items.
Beaufort County’s Historic Preservation Commission on Aug. 14 voted to table a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) request from Southern Coastal Homes for a new one‑story, roughly 1,818‑square‑foot single‑family house and a 1,165‑square‑foot carriage house at 5783 Yaupon Road in the El Tom Bluffton Historic District.
Planning staff summarized the application and said the project meets several setback and massing standards but remains incomplete in several respects. Staff noted a pending tree‑removal permit, missing canopy coverage calculations, a porch material change that appears to occur at an interior corner (staff said material changes must occur at an exterior corner), and required revisions to soffit materials. “Staff…recommends approval with conditions,” the planning staff member said, listing documentation and detail items the commission…
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