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Planning commission approves variance so homeowner can keep three horses and two goats on 2-acre parcel
Summary
Dorchester County planning commission approved a one-acre variance allowing a property owner at 6912 Hubbard Road to keep three horses and two goats despite a 3-acre minimum animal requirement; staff said setbacks and buffer requirements were met.
The Dorchester County Planning Commission voted to approve a variance that will allow a homeowner at 6912 Hubbard Road to keep three horses and two goats on a parcel the applicant described as having two usable acres.
The applicant, identified in the record as Rebecca Clark, told the commission she recently purchased the property and was asking for “special permission for a variance so that I can bring my 3 horses … and 2 goats onto the property.” Clark said the three horses include a Percheron, an Appaloosa and a small miniature horse with medical needs. She told the commission the animals would be kept in an existing outbuilding and that she and her husband planned to erect a…
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