Planning commission approves Charleston Highway rezoning for freight and container facility
October 10, 2025 | Dorchester County, South Carolina
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The Dorchester County Planning Commission voted to rezone about 11 acres along Charleston Highway (TMS 013-00-00-011) from AR (agricultural/residential) to CLI (commercial light industrial) to permit a ground freight transport facility and storage of transport containers.
Staff recommended approval, saying the property is located in the employment/mixed-use area on the Future Land Use Map, that the CLI district allows the proposed freight and light-industrial uses, and that the parcel is large enough to accommodate required buffering from adjacent residential properties. Staff cited Dorchester County Zoning and Land Development Standards, Ordinance O-4-13, including section 5-6-1 on nonconforming uses and section 7.9.10(a) requiring a conceptual plan when mapping CLI. Staff noted that approval of the rezoning would not constitute approval of the conceptual site plan; any redevelopment would require Technical Review Committee review and possible traffic studies or off-site improvements.
The applicant was identified in the packet as Big Brother USA LLC; the applicant contact listed was Elliott Locklear, PE. Commissioners asked whether existing access points would be reduced; staff said site design remained conceptual and any final access would be subject to S.C. Department of Transportation review. Commissioners asked about sound mitigation; staff replied that required landscape buffers are the primary tool to increase compatibility with adjacent residential areas. The motion to recommend approval passed by voice vote.
Staff recommended approval, saying the property is located in the employment/mixed-use area on the Future Land Use Map, that the CLI district allows the proposed freight and light-industrial uses, and that the parcel is large enough to accommodate required buffering from adjacent residential properties. Staff cited Dorchester County Zoning and Land Development Standards, Ordinance O-4-13, including section 5-6-1 on nonconforming uses and section 7.9.10(a) requiring a conceptual plan when mapping CLI. Staff noted that approval of the rezoning would not constitute approval of the conceptual site plan; any redevelopment would require Technical Review Committee review and possible traffic studies or off-site improvements.
The applicant was identified in the packet as Big Brother USA LLC; the applicant contact listed was Elliott Locklear, PE. Commissioners asked whether existing access points would be reduced; staff said site design remained conceptual and any final access would be subject to S.C. Department of Transportation review. Commissioners asked about sound mitigation; staff replied that required landscape buffers are the primary tool to increase compatibility with adjacent residential areas. The motion to recommend approval passed by voice vote.
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