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Planning commission directs staff to draft text amendment to allow mini‑storage in village center zoning
Summary
Caroline County planning commissioners instructed staff to prepare draft regulations to permit mini‑storage facilities in village center (VC) zoning districts by special use exception, and to return with draft supplemental standards addressing scale, screening, lighting and site design.
The Caroline County Planning Commission directed staff on Wednesday to prepare draft text‑amendment language that would allow mini‑storage (self‑storage) uses in Village Center (VC) zoning districts subject to a special use exception before the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Planning staff explained village center districts are intended for small‑scale, neighborhood commercial uses where public water and sewer are limited. Crystal Dads, Planning & Zoning director, told commissioners that mini‑storage is currently allowed by special use exception in C‑1 neighborhood commercial districts but not in VC districts; staff proposed aligning…
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