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Dorchester County planning panel recommends adopting International Property Maintenance Code, raises zoning fine cap
Summary
The planning commission voted to recommend four housekeeping code changes — adopting the International Property Maintenance Code, removing criminal language from county infractions, shifting enforcement to county planning, and increasing the maximum zoning fine to $5,000 — and forwarded the recommendation to the county for final action.
The Dorchester County Planning Commission voted to recommend a package of housekeeping changes that would adopt the International Property Maintenance Code, remove criminal classifications from county infraction language, shift enforcement authority from the sheriff’s office to the county, and raise the maximum zoning fine to $5,000.
Susan Webb of Dorchester County planning summarized the package during a public hearing, saying the county’s existing code is “very antiquated” and that the International…
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