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Conway board denies variance for 706 Highway 544, citing precedent and prior noncompliance
Summary
The Conway Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a variance that would have allowed the REN leasing office at 706 Highway 544 to continue operating without required site upgrades, after debating whether an upcoming Coastal Carolina University pedestrian bridge creates an extraordinary hardship.
The Conway Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a variance request for 706 Highway 544 on March 26, 2026, concluding that the applicant had not shown the extraordinary, site-specific conditions the board requires.
City staff told the board the parcel was annexed and rezoned in 2017 and that the record showed the structure was listed as vacant at annexation; staff said the current leasing office was established without Conway approval, lacked a business license and had unpermitted additions and outstanding site-improvement deficiencies. Staff noted that, under the Unified Development Ordinance, a structure qualifies for legal nonconforming…
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