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Dorchester planners give conditional favorable recommendation for Dixon lot-coverage variance
Summary
Dorchester County planning commissioners recommended, by voice vote, a conditional favorable recommendation to the Board of Appeals for William Dixon’s request to exceed lot-coverage limits for a 1,664 sq ft accessory structure, provided the applicant documents nearby precedent and dates showing similar post-adoption coverage.
Dorchester County planning commissioners on an advisory panel recommended a favorable but conditional recommendation to the Board of Appeals for a variance sought by William Dixon of 5528 Whitehall Road to expand an accessory building.
Staff told commissioners the property is located in the London limited development area and is already legally nonconforming: allowable lot coverage is 5,445 square feet, existing coverage is 6,177 square feet and the proposed replacement building (1,664 sq ft replacing a 1,010 sq ft structure) would raise total coverage to 6,831 sq ft, a net increase of 654 sq ft. A county planner advised that the request “does…
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