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Dorchester planning commission defers Highway 15 planned-development proposal after staff raises infrastructure and PD-guideline concerns
Summary
A proposed planned development on a roughly 664-acre tract off Highway 15 drew lengthy debate over utilities, access, buffers and PD standards; the commission voted to defer the application so staff can supply a list of specific objections and workshop PD guidelines before a decision.
The Dorchester County Planning Commission deferred action on a request to rezone about 663.88 acres near the I‑26/I‑95 interchange from Agricultural Residential (AR) to a Planned Development (PD) district on a motion and subsequent amendment at its meeting.
Planning staff told the commission the site, owned by Red Pill Land Holdings LLC and proposed by applicant True Homes, lacks the infrastructure and mixed‑use composition the county’s PD rules and state enabling statute expect. Staff said only about 150 residential units could be supported by planned water and sewer improvements and that community facilities such as parks, libraries or senior centers were not proximate. For those reasons staff recommended denial or, if the commission found the district…
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