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Board OKs variance to shrink buffer at proposed Dominion Energy substation on Sand Ridge Road
Summary
The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing Dominion Energy to reduce the required use buffer at a proposed transmission substation near Sand Ridge Road after staff said additional plantings and a six‑foot privacy fence could mitigate impacts to adjacent property.
The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals on Feb. 26 approved a variance allowing Dominion Energy to reduce the depth of a required use buffer for a planned electrical substation near Sand Ridge Road.
County planning staff told the board that the property owner — Dominion Energy — did not have sufficient land to meet the buffer requirements of section 13.2 of the county zoning code and that an overhead transmission easement limited planting in parts of the parcel. "If the board does determine that the…
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