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Caroline County planning commission recommends thrift stores not be added to Rural Preservation zone; B1 and M1 still possible
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend against adding a new 'thrift store' use to the county's Rural Preservation (RP) zoning district, while leaving open consideration of allowing thrift stores in business (B1) or industrial/commercial (M1) districts with specific development standards.
The Caroline County Planning Commission on March 26 recommended that the county not add a specific "thrift store" use to the Rural Preservation (RP) zoning district, citing concerns about impacts on residential areas and the potential for unregulated proliferation across the RP district.
Zoning administrator Brad Robinson opened the discussion by explaining the petition process and noting that the petitioner's proposed language would enumerate "thrift store" as a special-exception use in RP, with draft development standards included in the packet. Robinson told commissioners that the agenda item was a…
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