Conditional UsePending39 State St., Charleston, SC

39 State St. third-story addition

Charleston

Description

A special exception to vertically extend a nonconforming 0-foot east side setback to add onto an existing third story in the French Quarter.

Impact summary

Would allow a taller addition hard up against the east lot line in a historic peninsula neighborhood.

Applicant

Name: Julie O'Connor - American Vernacular, Inc.
Address: 39 State St., Charleston, SCSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Recorded in the meeting · Board of Zoning Appeals Zoning

Discussed

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 3, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Nov 3, 2026

Board of Zoning Appeals Zoning - Nov 3, 2026

A special exception to vertically extend a nonconforming 0-foot east side setback to add onto an existing third story in the French Quarter.

Related issues (1)

Residential additions to nonconforming structures

Several homeowners — in the French Quarter, Wagener Terrace and elsewhere — are asking the board to let them build onto houses that already sit closer to lot lines than today's rules allow. The outcomes will shape what neighbors can add on to their homes in older Charleston neighborhoods.

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