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Dorchester County BZA approves special exception for freight terminal (Use Group 19) with conditions for site-plan review
Summary
The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception to allow a ground transportation freight terminal (Use Group 19) in a GC zoning district, subject to site-plan revisions to meet federal, state and county requirements and Technical Review Committee (TRC) approval; the board discussed buffers and utility access.
The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception on Sept. 24 to allow a ground transportation freight terminal (listed as Use Group 19 in the county ordinance) on a commercially zoned parcel. Approval was conditioned on the applicant revising the current site plan to meet federal, state and county requirements and subject to review and approval by the county’s Technical Review Committee (TRC).
County planning staff described the proposed use as a freight terminal where trailers loaded with containers would be weighed, inspected, tagged and staged for export to the ports of Charleston or Savannah. Staff said the location provides logistical advantages because the site can serve either port. The…
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