Sea Island Scenic Parkway Coalition v. Beaufort County Board of Adjustments and Appeals

Cureton, Judge:

Appellants, Sea Island Scenic Parkway Coalition, and others, appeal from a decision of the circuit court affirming a decision of the Beaufort County Board of Adjustments and Appeals (Board), a body created pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-7-740 et seq., S.C. Code Ann. (1976 & Supp. 1993). We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

The facts are not seriously in dispute. The developer, Branch Development, Inc. (Branch), filed a preliminary application with the Beaufort County Development Review Committee (DRC), the approving authority,1 for a development permit to…