Risher v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control

Appellants South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, and South Carolina Coastal Conservation League appeal the final order of the Administrative Law-Court reversing the denial of Respondent Jerry H. Risher’s critical area permit application to construct a bridge over a portion of wetlands contained within his property on Fripp Island, South Carolina. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Risher is the record owner of a 0.475 acre piece of property identified as Lot 1, Block B, Subdivision 13, Fripp Island and Beaufort…