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Dorchester County BZA grants variance to allow extra accessory space at Central Avenue property
Summary
The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to grant variance V25-14, allowing an applicant to exceed the ordinance cap on total accessory structure floor area in an R-1A zoning district after staff recommended denial.
The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 20 granted variance V25-14 to allow property owner David W. Grooms to exceed the ordinance limit on total accessory-structure floor area at his home on Central Avenue.
The decision came after the zoning administrator told the board staff recommended denial, citing the ordinance standard that accessory-area caps are based on lot size and that existing buildings on the parcel are legal nonconforming. "Based on the facts present in the case, staff is recommending denial of the variance without being able to provide the basis for approval," the zoning administrator said during the hearing.
The variance request sought roughly 1,900 square feet of additional accessory-structure area to…
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