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Commission approves rezoning of Baton Drive parcel for mulch staging and storage
Summary
Dorchester County planners recommended and commissioners approved rezoning of a ~5.48-acre Baton Drive parcel owned by Purley C. Shider from AR to CLI to allow a mulch staging/operations site; staff required buffering and that the subdividing plat be recorded for the added parcel.
The Planning Commission approved a rezoning request to change roughly 5.48 acres on Baton Drive from agricultural-residential (AR) to Commercial Light Industrial (CLI) to facilitate redevelopment as a mulch staging and storage site.
Staff described the parcel as a legal nonconforming site with past commercial uses and said the CLI designation would allow commercial and light industrial uses appropriate to the employment/mixed-use corridor near I‑95 and Highway 78. Staff recommended conditions, including buffering to reduce impacts to an adjacent residence and a requirement that the subdividing plat adding Parcel 042 be recorded.
Wayne Shiner, speaking for property owner Purley C. Shider, told commissioners the proposed operation would largely serve as a staging area for blower trucks that load mulch from other sites and distribute to customers; "This is just a staging area," he said, adding that heavy mulching and processing would occur elsewhere.
Staff noted the property lies in the county water and sewer service area but that sewer is not currently available to the site; any future connections would require coordination with Dorchester County Water and Sewer. The commission voted to approve the rezoning and the chair announced the motion carried.
