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Dorchester County Council classifies childcare centers as separate zoning use, approves amendment
Summary
Dorchester County Council voted unanimously July 14 to amend the county zoning code to create a standalone use group for childcare centers, allowing standalone child-care facilities in residential and rural districts and clarifying differences from in‑home day care.
Dorchester County Council on July 14 approved an amendment to the county zoning and land development standards to separate childcare centers into their own use group and to specify which zoning districts may host standalone facilities.
County planning staff told council the change pulls childcare centers out of the existing "business/personal services" use group so the county can allow standalone centers in residential and rural districts as well as in certain commercial and mixed‑use zones. "The purpose of this amendment is to separate…
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