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Dorchester County BZA allows second dwelling on 0.9-acre Churches Road parcel for family care

5456339 · July 23, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance (V25-10) permitting a second dwelling on a 0.9-acre lot at 4782 Churches Road to enable an aging family member’s relocation to a manufactured home; staff had recommended denial under the county’s current density rule.

The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals on July 23 approved variance V25-10 to allow a second dwelling on a 0.9-acre parcel at 4782 Churches Road, after an applicant described family and historical reasons for keeping an existing century-old house on the property.

Applicant Sonia Register told the board she seeks permission to place a manufactured home on the parcel so her elderly father can move into the trailer while the existing house—a family home…

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