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Dorchester County BZA approves variance allowing second manufactured home on 1.34-acre lot
Summary
At its July 23 meeting the Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance for Ryan Gray to reestablish a second dwelling on a 1.34-acre AR-zoned lot, despite staff recommendation to deny based on a 2019 density amendment.
The Dorchester County Board of Zoning Appeals voted July 23 to grant a variance to applicant Ryan Gray to allow a second manufactured home on a 1.34-acre parcel, overriding staff’s recommendation for denial.
The variance, filed as V25-9 and requested by Ryan Gray on behalf of property owner Lisa Michelle Gray, sought an exception to Dorchester County Zoning Ordinance section 9.1.5(a) to allow the lot’s density to exceed one principal dwelling per acre in the AR residential zoning district.
County staff told the board the lot previously contained a second…
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