Board backs special exception to enclose dumpsters at Coastal Square shopping center
September 10, 2026 | Worcester County, Maryland
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The Worcester County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception allowing an 8-foot-high dumpster enclosure in the front-yard setback for the proposed Coastal Square shopping center south of U.S. Route 50.
Applicant Mark Spencer Cropper and an engineer for the project presented renderings and photographs showing the enclosure’s location at the southeast corner of the parcel and explained the enclosure would reduce visibility of dumpsters along three front yards adjacent to Route 50 and the new service road. Cropper referenced a prior board opinion (case 23-37) in which the board granted a similar enclosure. After discussion the board voted 5–1 to approve the special exception.
Applicant Mark Spencer Cropper and an engineer for the project presented renderings and photographs showing the enclosure’s location at the southeast corner of the parcel and explained the enclosure would reduce visibility of dumpsters along three front yards adjacent to Route 50 and the new service road. Cropper referenced a prior board opinion (case 23-37) in which the board granted a similar enclosure. After discussion the board voted 5–1 to approve the special exception.
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