JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — A 40-inch grand sand live oak tree on James Island is up for removal for the third time in a variance request to facilitate the subdivision of two residential lots in the Sol Legare community.
The variance request to remove the tree is on the agenda for Charleston County’s Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on April 6, with the goal of allowing the property owner the right to access and develop their property. This comes after the variance request to remove the tree on Richardson Road has already been on the docket twice.
The first request in December of last year led to 200 residents submitting comments against the removal, but the case was suspended pending further review. The second request was scheduled for February, but the applicant requested a deferral for the case…