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Board splits votes on Salty Bottoms drive‑through: landscaping and pedestrian relief granted, handicap paving relief denied
Summary
Horry County’s ZBA approved limited landscaping and pedestrian‑way variances for a proposed Salty Bottoms drive‑through coffee shop in the Highway 17 Business South Overlay but declined full relief from paving requirements for the handicap space; the board emphasized ADA obligations remain.
The board considered multiple variances for a proposed drive‑through coffee shop at 3463 Highway 17 (Salty Bottoms Express). Applicant Todd Hoyland asked for relief from front and side perimeter landscaping buffers, a variance on the paved surface for the handicap parking stall and the pedestrian walkway requirement to the public sidewalk.
Members split the request into three separate votes. The board approved landscaping relief with a condition tying it to the current lessee's lease (6–2 in favor), declined full relief for paving the handicap space (not approved), and approved relief from the pedestrian walkway requirement (approved). Staff reminded the board that granting a county variance does not remove federal ADA obligations — if a county variance reduces pavement, the applicant must still provide an all‑weather, dust‑free surface and required signage for any required handicap space. The board's decisions were recorded and will be reflected as conditions in the site's commercial review.
