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Dorchester County BZA approves variance V25-13 to allow front and rear setback encroachments on nonconforming lot
Summary
The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals approved variance V25-13 on Sept. 24 to allow a property owner in the AR district to encroach an additional 5 feet into the front yard and 10 feet into the rear yard setbacks on an existing legal nonconforming lot.
The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals approved variance V25-13 on Sept. 24 to allow a property owner in the Agricultural-Residential (AR) district to encroach an additional 5 feet into the front yard and 10 feet into the rear yard setbacks on an existing legal nonconforming lot.
Staff told the board the lot is narrow and triangular because of a prior variance the board granted on Aug. 24, 2022, that allowed subdivision of the parcel into less-than-one-acre lots and left the parcel in its current configuration. Administrator staff said the existing manufactured home on the parcel "is no longer readily available," and the…
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