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Board of Zoning Appeals

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 4:00 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.

Public input for agenda items may be submitted by until noon the day of the meeting. Please submit correspondence to the Board at bwelch@sullivansisland.sc.gov.

Current Members

  • Elizabeth Tezza, Chair
  • Jackie Edgerton
  • James Elliott
  • Jeremy Graves
  • Cindy Kirkland
  • Michael Scruggs
  • Arthur Hanlon

Current Applications

To review the current applications before the Board of Zoning Appeals please visit Applications before BZA.

Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Schedule
 
Submittal Date Meeting DateAgenda
December 12, 2025January 8, 2026January BZA Meeting Cancelled
January 9, 2026February 12, 2026February BZA Meeting Cancelled
February 13, 2026March 12, 2026March BZA Meeting
March 13, 2026April 9, 2026April BZA Meeting
April 10, 2026May 14, 2026May BZA Meeting 
May 15, 2026June 11, 2026June BZA Meeting
June 12, 2026July 9, 2026July BZA Meeting
July 10, 2026August 13, 2026August BZA Meeting
August 14, 2026September 10, 2026September BZA Meeting
September 11, 2026October 8, 2026October BZA Meeting
October 9, 2026November 12, 2026November BZA Agenda
November 13, 2026December 10, 2026December 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.

2026 Approved Minutes

  • January 8, 2026 BZA Meeting Cancelled
  • February 12, 2026 BZA Meeting Cancelled
  • March 12, 2026 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • April 19, 2026 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • May 14, 2026 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • June 11, 2026 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • July 9, 2026 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • August 13, 2026 BZA Meeting
  • September 10, 2026 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • October 8, 2026 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • November 12, 2026 BZA Meeting Minutes
  • December 10, 2026 BZA Meeting Minutes