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Commission approves COA for new house at 34 Tabby Shell Road with conditions
Summary
The Beaufort County Historic Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new two-story house (approx. 2,325 sq ft) and carriage house in the Tabby Roads neighborhood, subject to conditions including material clarifications, a window/door schedule, tree canopy demonstration and a tree removal permit.
The Beaufort County Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new two-story single-family residence at 34 Tabby Shell Road and an associated carriage house, subject to staff conditions and a few commission determinations.
Staff asked the commission to resolve three determinations: whether permacast columns were acceptable (staff noted permacast is not permitted by the UDO), whether powder-coated metal railings on the second-floor porches were appropriate, and whether composite garage doors could be allowed as an alternate. Staff also identified required submittals: a window schedule, a door schedule, the exact type of standing-seam roofing, materials for gutters and downspouts, location of electric panels, documentation demonstrating 75% tree canopy coverage and a tree removal permit where applicable.
The applicant’s representative, Sawyer Graham of Seattle and Construction Group, said the permacast listing on the plans was an error and that the columns will be pressure-treated pine; he described the roofing as standing-seam aluminum and said the windows are Marvin Elevate series (wood-clad). "The Permacast, they're they're gonna be, it's treated, treated pine, pressure treated pine," Graham said, acknowledging the error and offering corrections.
Commissioners asked technical questions about handrail height and deck drainage. The applicant agreed to provide weep holes and flashing details and to revise the fascia so water drains properly. A motion to approve staff findings with the additional conditions — including adding the weep-hole detail, accepting wood columns in place of permacast, and determining that powder-coated metal railings and wood-composite garage doors are appropriate — passed by voice vote.
The commission’s approval is conditioned on submission of the required schedules and materials lists and on demonstration of the tree-canopy coverage and any necessary tree-removal permits. The applicant indicated those items will be submitted to staff for final review; staff said those submittals can be addressed administratively.
