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Dorchester planning committee backs ordinance to update impervious-surface rules
Summary
Dorchester County planning committee and council committee recommended approval of Ordinance 25-03, a text amendment that raises impervious-surface allowances in certain residential districts and clarifies related language; recommendation was unanimous.
Dorchester County planning and development officials recommended approval Feb. 18 of Ordinance 25-03, a text amendment to the county zoning and land development standards that updates how the county measures and permits impervious surface on residential lots.
The change, presented by planning staff member Libby Reinerson, would increase allowed impervious-surface percentages in some districts — specifically R-3, R-4 and the Mixed-Use Corridor (MUC) — for townhomes and cluster subdivisions…
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