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Planning commission approves special-use route to allow schools in T2 Rural with public review and infrastructure conditions
Summary
The commission voted to permit public and private schools in T2 Rural as a special use, keeping water/sewer proximity and Transportation Impact Analysis requirements; the change aims to let the school district acquire potential sites while preserving community review at the time of development.
The Beaufort County Planning Commission voted to amend the community development code to allow public and private schools in the T2 Rural zoning district through the special-use (ZBA) process, preserving a public review step and retaining conditions tied to water, sewer and traffic impacts.
Staff member Mr. Merchant said the change responds to the school district’s request to expand its inventory of potential sites in rural areas while ensuring new school sites have necessary infrastructure and public scrutiny. “We believe with those conditions and it being a special use and having a public…
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