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Planning commission approves several routine zoning and text amendments; minutes and street name also approved

5785229 · September 12, 2025
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Summary

At the same meeting commissioners approved two neighborhood commercial rezonings, a Central Avenue townhome rezoning (to R3), a cul-de-sac modification for a townhome design, a large community plan in East Edisto, a text amendment on nonconforming density, a private street name request, and the meeting minutes.

The Dorchester County Planning Commission approved multiple items on its agenda, including two neighborhood commercial rezonings, a Central Avenue townhome rezoning, a modification to exceed the maximum cul-de-sac length for a proposed townhome development, a community plan in East Edisto, a text amendment addressing legal nonconforming density, and a private street-name request. The commission also approved the meeting minutes.

Short summaries of each approved item follow:

- RR938 (1745 Central Avenue, Summerville): Property owner Jerome and Joanne Simmons (applicant Joanne Simmons) requested rezoning from R2 (single-family residential) to CN (Neighborhood Commercial) for a 0.95-acre parcel at TMS 135-16-00-057. Staff recommended approval, noting adjacent parcels already carry CN zoning and the parcel meets lot-size and buffering requirements for lower-intensity commercial uses such…

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