Town of Bluffton Public Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Bluffton Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00PM, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at the Theodore D. Washington Municipal Building, 20 Bridge Street, Bluffton, SC for the following: ZONE-08-26-020413 - The Applicant, Steven G. Stowers of Architecture 101 on behalf of property owners John Gering and Ashley Gering, requests a variance from Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 5.15.5.C to allow a four-foot-six-inch encroachment into the required five-foot setback, resulting in a six-inch setback. The property consists of approximately 0.10 acres identified by tax map number R610 039 000 1199 0000 within the Tabby Shell Development in the Neighborhood General-Historic District (NG-HD). Documents related to the above are available for public inspection and copying in the Town of Bluffton Department of Growth Management, located at 20 Bridge Street, during business hours. Persons with comments or questions should contact the Town of Bluffton Growth Management Department at (843) 706-4500. Persons requiring special services to attend the meeting should call to make arrangements. Public Comments may be submitted electronically via the Town's website at (https://bit.ly/3wg7A08). Comments will be accepted up to 2 hours prior to the scheduled meeting start time. The meeting will be open to the public. IPL0365132 Aug 16 2026