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Board of Zoning Appeals

In an abundance of caution and following the advice of the Centers for Disease Control, the next BZA meeting will be held remotely. The public may join the virtual meeting by clicking https://zoom.us/j/629489950. Follow the prompts to download and run the Zoom application on your computer or mobile device. You will be prompted to set up a free Zoom account. Once you have completed sign up, click join the audio conference. When you’re in the meeting, you may click on the “Start Video” button to start your video. If you already have a Zoom account and would like to manually join the meeting, our Meeting ID is 629 489 950. A password is not required. 

All public input for agenda items may only be submitted by email until normal public meetings resume. Please submit correspondence to the Board at:  BZA@sullivansisland.sc.gov

The Board of Zoning Appeals was created to appeal staff decisions and consider dimensional variances. Meetings are scheduled the second Thursday of every month at 6:00 P.M. in the Town Hall Council Chambers. The application submission deadline for next month meeting is 5:00 P.M. at Town Hall the Friday after the meeting. Submission dates and meeting dates are listed below. The BZA  is comprised of 7 board members appointed by Town Council. Board applicants are appointed based on knowledge and interests in a variety of fields related to architecture and design.

Current Members

  • Elizabeth Tezza - Chair
  • Babak Bryan
  • Summer Eudy 
  • Peter Koepke 
  • Michael Koon 
  • Jody Latham 
  • Amy Pruitt

Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Schedule
Submittal Date  Meeting Date Agenda
December 13, 2019 January 9, 2020 January BZA Agenda
January 10, 2020 February 13, 2020 February BZA Cancelled
February 14, 2020 March 12, 2020 March BZA Cancelled
March 13, 2020 April 9, 2020 April BZA Agenda (PDF)
April 10, 2020 May 14, 2020 May BZA Cancelled
May 15, 2020 June 11, 2020 June BZA Agenda
June 12, 2020 July 9, 2020 July BZA Agenda
July 10, 2020 August 13, 2020 August BZA Agenda
August 14, 2020 September 10, 2020 September BZA Agenda
September 11, 2020 October 8, 2020 October BZA Agenda
October 9, 2020 November 12, 2020 November BZA Agenda
November 13, 2020 December 10, 2020 December BZA Agenda

Minutes

Minutes of the Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are not available until approval by formal vote of the Board.  Therefore, meeting minutes are normally posted after approval the following month. The current years minutes can be found below. Prior minutes can be found on the Archived Board of Zoning Appeals Minutes page.

2020 Approved Minutes

  • January 9, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • February 13, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • March 12, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • April 9, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • May 14, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • June 11, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • July 9, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • August 13, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • September 10, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • October 8, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • November 12, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • December 10, 2020 BZA Meeting Minutes