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Planning commission recommends special-exception approval for 30x60 accessory building before primary structure
Summary
Commissioners recommended the Board of Appeals consider a special exception to permit a 30-by-60-foot accessory structure to be built prior to a primary dwelling on a rural residential parcel, noting prior precedent and requiring the Board of Appeals to examine septic/percolation constraints.
Dorchester County planning commissioners recommended the Board of Appeals approve a special exception to allow a 30-by-60-foot accessory structure on a rural-residential parcel before a primary domicile is constructed.
Applicant Raymond Cooner said the structure would store equipment and household items while the parcel is intended to become the family's permanent residence in the coming years. He told the commission he has not yet scheduled a percolation test and that past tests had failed decades ago; the applicant said he is aware of mound-system and other septic alternatives.
Planning staff placed a favorable recommendation on the record and commissioners noted precedent exists in prior cases where an accessory structure was permitted before a primary structure when the owner demonstrated an intent to construct a dwelling. Commissioners recommended forwarding a favorable recommendation to the Board of Appeals while noting the Board should review septic/percolation and other health-department requirements as part of their decision.
The commission voted in favor of the recommendation; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. The Board of Appeals will consider the commission's recommendation and the property's health-department status when it decides whether to grant the special exception.
