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Planning commission denies rezoning request for Butternut Road property after neighbors cite flooding, unpermitted concrete crushing
Summary
Dorchester County planning commissioners voted to deny a request to rezone 473 West Butternut Road from General Commercial (CG) to Commercial Light Industrial (CLI), after staff concerns and multiple residents described flooding, unpermitted filling and a concrete-crushing operation on the site.
The Dorchester County Planning Commission on an administrative agenda item denied a request to rezone 473 West Butternut Road from CG (General Commercial) to CLI (Commercial Light Industrial). The applicant sought the change to bring existing operations and equipment repair into compliance with zoning.
Staff told commissioners the property had been developed without required permits, had been cited for clearing and constructing buildings without permits, and that some existing uses — including concrete crushing — are not allowed under either current CG zoning or the proposed CLI designation. Staff recommended denial. "The CLI District has very specific location requirements..." staff said, noting the property abuts a residential…
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