ISLE OF PALMS — Less than a month after an order was issued that called for a beachfront homeowner to tear down a seawall built behind his home, a judge now says the wall can stay—for now.

S.C. Administrative Law Chief Judge Ralph K. Anderson, III, rescinded his order on Nov. 10, which directed Isle of Palms homeowner Rom Reddy to remove the wall behind his ocean-facing home and tossed out $289,000 worth of fines he was issued by the Department of Environmental Services.

The rescinded decision came shortly after Reddy, DES and the Coastal Conservation League filed motions on Nov. 3 asking Anderson to reconsider his final order. Anderson’s reversal will give him more time to review the three motions.

“Judge Anderson has been very fair to me and my wife during trial and I believe he i

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