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David Berry said the project converted an existing residential structure to a commercial use in the R‑MX (residential mixed‑use) zone and that staff chose to bring the plan to the commission because of significant public interest from By The Mill Road residents. \"As a change of use from residential to commercial... staff is bringing this to your attention because of the public interest in the project, and would encourage your comment,\" Berry said.

Staff noted that a Type B buffer with a privacy fence is required along property lines that abut residential property; the plan presented showed a buffer along the side and rear property lines. The applicant said he intends to install a wooden fence and substantial plantings along the rear property line to screen the use from nearby residences, and he described operating hours of 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Neighbors spoke at the meeting. William Clemens, who said he lives adjacent to the site at 232303 Notch Road, expressed concern about the business type and emphasized the need for the applicant to meet health‑department and septic requirements: \"I hope the county makes him stick to his health rules, proper sewage, proper water,\" Clemens told the commission. Commissioner Hagen asked about parking; the applicant said three dedicated parking spaces were proposed and he may need to locate additional parking on the grass.

No formal motion was made; the commission did not take a vote and left detailed review and code enforcement matters to staff. Berry and commissioners urged the applicant to work with neighbors on buffering and to complete required septic, health and site‑plan details prior to any permit approvals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","7/28/2008 St. Mary's County Planning Commission","oneSentenceSummary","Staff presented a minor site plan for InkWizard (owner John W. Hudson III) to reuse an existing house with a 130‑square‑foot addition for a tattoo business. The commission heard neighborhood concerns about compatibility, septic and buffering and asked staff to continue review; no formal vote was taken.","taxTitle","St. Mary's County, Maryland","taxId",51086,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6345750,"Developers report progress, buffering and traffic concerns at semiannual Wildwood PUD update",791,1512000,2303000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2248619-24ad0a56ea39f9d2a79bf37cd7a7da7d&start=1512&end=2303","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2248619-24ad0a56ea39f9d2a79bf37cd7a7da7d/thumbnail_1512000.jpg","/articles/6345750/St-Marys-County/Maryland/Developers-report-progress-buffering-and-traffic-concerns-at-semiannual-Wildwood-PUD-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345750-dce6b4ed918fbc62a1d329a019094b5e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771124315&Signature=KTA6jKfgqoBe6hwWytW1kR-6Rr3BnI-UpRx00ehiDMN8AJ~y9pp-o1NaaMdu3B9Sory1s~eu0rfniq2cs0h3vrjxl4nqhbUfYypSG1-WjeruaWShWpmuIb-6cE7~9-S-Imy4Qv0sAU6eiPzKBFk7sEnIgkFaySsXE9iAKqLUe4JCcWkgXhiKRjv5YnPxBAup5LA9trxUwxbXQL3noGK7Z5y70UnMN74NyvoxNCDU82b1kZTjrX7oz1jS11rhkcAicsEaHdnz4PIrVRufr-1UH4W~MlH-v~DkJBf1j7Jk72dNm5HPDFw99WVbEZL0wXgIP425Pq3RBbzI3RO1~BmH9w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the commission's July 28, 2008 meeting, Sean Day of Duval LLC provided the semiannual update on the Wildwood Planned Unit Development (PUD), describing construction progress, open‑space accounting and several outstanding infrastructure and traffic issues.

Day reported 61 building permits and 17 certificates of occupancy since the last update; the PUD has 1,826 units with certificates of occupancy out of the 3,792 total allowable units, leaving 1,966 units remaining to be built. \"It tracks the existing units that are building under a CFO, which is at 1,826. That leaves 1,966 units left to build in Wildwood,\" Day said.

The update included project‑level notes: Challenger (25 building permits issued, CFOs pending), Primrose, Sturbridge and Orchid Park (model home park) activity, and two site plans currently in process—Woodland Park and Wildwood retirement/eldercare village. The presentation also summarized open‑space requirements: full build‑out requires 442.92 acres of open space and 84.88 acres of developed open space; the current provided amounts exceed those minima based on units with CFOs.

Commissioners and residents raised concerns about Woodland Park's adjacency to undeveloped woodland, excavation or import operations (the project may be an import site), and the extent of perimeter buffering after issues raised during the Challenger Estates review. Day said the Woodland Park area is more rural than the previously reviewed Challenger site and that the developer is planning natural buffering and plantings. He also confirmed that the stormwater and infrastructure originally constructed for the larger subdivision (including Bradley Boulevard and a stormwater pond) are being reevaluated and, where required, upgraded: the pond is being redesigned to meet revised stormwater requirements.

Traffic and the need for a traffic signal at the Wildwood Parkway exit were discussed at length. Commissioners said Department of Public Works and state authorities are involved in ongoing meetings about traffic mitigation. Day said the developer is aware of the concerns and that negotiations and studies are underway, but he did not provide a timetable for a signal.

Day and the commission reminded the public that the PUD receives semiannual updates in January and July; the next formal steps depend on final site‑plan approvals, engineering reviews and any required county or state permits related to traffic and stormwater.","Duval LLC presented the semiannual Wildwood planned‑unit development update: 61 building permits and 17 certificates of occupancy since the last report; 1,826 of 3,792 allowable units have certificates of occupancy, leaving 1,966 units remaining. Commissioners raised buffering, excavation and traffic‑signal questions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6345755,"Planning Commission grants concept approval for Flower of the Forest office building in Lexington Park",502,994000,1496000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2248619-24ad0a56ea39f9d2a79bf37cd7a7da7d&start=994&end=1496","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2248619-24ad0a56ea39f9d2a79bf37cd7a7da7d/thumbnail_994000.jpg","/articles/6345755/St-Marys-County/Maryland/Planning-Commission-grants-concept-approval-for-Flower-of-the-Forest-office-building-in-Lexington-Park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345755-f41d45031b20ab8f4a907c99695f8dce/orig.mp4?Expires=1771124315&Signature=Xy61lw1zm94H4raoMBJm7vXngBuzXJr2nhlXzON-GOiJucFOvUjXwgOZCZU75-XbnoZ1pIKdCZsBysv-LI1ly3ZUd3d19ZCC0lu3v6JlIPIkZNPA0ncOW-3rQhnPhqM8tN88ni8CFdFNF2MZ5fnDYIRAfIC4lA2SK3SpQHhOQT7hRGX~xVOIzpOdUKAZho4gEANVmj8Pg1~o76orcsIy-VJVTCZsSYY0a4Vm~nl2vkJKhXoZnpDNFRy31JX1ksrd5Nk4USacVcRWUW9DLUp-5k4vhKUtPR6fQASa5XQvCbLZPzlWi-4Em2NHSxlKW4b6zaYJiVbsGYhK1N9EeJNAPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On July 28, 2008, the St. Mary's County Planning Commission granted concept approval to the Flower of the Forest concept site plan (CCSP‑05‑13200033, Lot 3) for office development in the Lexington Park Development District, subject to final engineering and demonstration of adequate public facilities before final site plan approval.

Department of Land Use and Growth Management staff told commissioners the concept plan complies with the comprehensive plan and zoning‑district standards and that a planning director finding on adequate public facilities will be required before final approval. \"For the purposes [of] approval of the concept plan, staff has not identified any issues that would prevent a favorable determination that adequate facilities are or could be made to be available for this project,\" David Berry said.

The concept review covered site layout, sketch elevations and conformity with county design objectives. The applicant's agent said utilities and much of the infrastructure are in place: \"The building is approximately 20,000 square feet in size and will be located on Lot Number 3,\" Jerry Nuckelby told the commission, while the staff presentation described the planned building as an 18,380‑square‑foot office for the concept submission.

Nuckelby also said the site and access were previously engineered for the larger development: Bradley Boulevard and the associated water, sewer and storm drains were constructed and turned over to the county; a stormwater pond serving the project is being redesigned to meet updated stormwater requirements. Berry noted Chapter 70 engineering requirements and said final site plan approval will be withheld until those standards are satisfied.

Commissioner Thompson moved to approve the concept site plan, noting the plan meets the objectives of Section 60.5.3 of the zoning ordinance; Commissioner Evans seconded the motion and the commission approved the concept without recorded objection. The staff memo also reminded the commission that final site plan approvals expire if building permits are not obtained within one year, with one one‑year extension possible at the planning director's discretion.

Next steps for the applicant include completing engineering and stormwater redesign to meet Chapter 70 standards, obtaining the director's adequate‑facilities finding, and pursuing final site plan approval and building permits.","The commission granted concept approval for a proposed office building on Lot 3, Flower of the Forest (CCSP‑05‑13200033) in the Lexington Park Development District; staff noted adequate facilities can be provided pending final engineering and stormwater redesign.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6345761,"Planning Commission approves two family‑conveyance lots on Birch Road in St. Mary's County",699,256000,955000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2248619-24ad0a56ea39f9d2a79bf37cd7a7da7d&start=256&end=955","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2248619-24ad0a56ea39f9d2a79bf37cd7a7da7d/thumbnail_256000.jpg","/articles/6345761/St-Marys-County/Maryland/Planning-Commission-approves-two-familyconveyance-lots-on-Birch-Road-in-St-Marys-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345761-bd8aa51ea1f03041c45b860905fce5da/orig.mp4?Expires=1771124315&Signature=Z310CBFM3~Lp-BvVWaEhct16SC3gdkK~tq5hcucqX2Ad4pYd3df3B9e9Mu30dCSQGty5NVXQ9LlT4UPdDTXH4wgnddiJ-kY7tplCpaOc4VspD01gyJz3sLjlYoal6D67mg8tzfB~Pygakli7N0TBxoqjGURERya8R5QZMQde4TGh--ubmIcl4UpbWob9cPEjGe6sC-s4eYTINlPDWD3m-ydZKGtKw484BuYy5xT4qR-WrGh5LL5ScsMzL1p8QX41L1q164DO4PD7RXSwBLrYOEhJzj448NbgoSgXzNRvtKTZ0dmGOWrfrNi6YNHW7ltkmTas7S~h62Gi6Ki0W~Hgfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On July 28, 2008, the St. Mary's County Planning Commission approved two minor‑subdivision family‑conveyance plans for lots in the Hodges Subdivision (M‑Sub 06‑11000148 Lot 3 and M‑Sub 06‑11000153 Lot 2), subject to recorded agreements guaranteeing access, use and maintenance of the private road that serves the properties.

County staff said the two requests were combined for review because the background, ordinance provisions and required findings were the same even though the recipient family members differ. \"Pursuant to section 30.11.4 of the subdivision ordinance, the planning commission may approve an additional lot or lots for the purpose of a family conveyance providing the following requirements are met,\" David Berry of the Department of Land Use and Growth Management told the commission.

The commission's action matters because both lots will use a private segment of Birch Road. Staff reported that Birch Road is a 14‑ to 16‑foot‑wide gravel road and that the property owner must demonstrate the road is adequate for added traffic; a maintenance agreement suitable for recordation is required before the plat can be recorded. Berry told the commission the county received certified notice to private‑road users and contiguous owners as required by the zoning ordinance.

Jerry Nuckelby, the applicant's agent, said much of the road and the surrounding property has been owned and maintained by the Hodges family for decades. \"This property was all owned by the family at one time... the road was built and has been maintained for 63 years by the Hodges family,\" Nuckelby said, and added his clients will prepare a road‑maintenance agreement prior to recordation.

Staff described other limits required by the family‑conveyance provision: the lots may be transferred only to family members identified by the ordinance, a grantee may not receive more than one lot, and the granter must covenant that a conveyed lot will not be transferred to a third party for at least five years except for severe hardship as determined by the director of land use and growth management. Berry said staff will ensure those conditions are met before plat recordation.

The commission approved the two family‑conveyance plans on separate motions. For M‑Sub 06‑11000148 Lot 3, Commissioner Hayden moved approval with the condition that agreements ensuring access, use and maintenance of the road be recorded prior to plat recordation; the motion was seconded by Commissioner McNeil and approved without recorded objection. For M‑Sub 06‑11000153 Lot 2, Commissioner Payton moved the same condition; that motion was seconded by Commissioner McNeil and also approved without recorded objection.

Next steps for the applicants include execution and recordation of the road‑maintenance agreement and the family‑conveyance agreement, and title verification during the plat recordation process. Staff retains responsibility for verifying those requirements before the plats are filed in the land records.","The Planning Commission approved two minor subdivision family‑conveyance requests for lots in the Hodges Subdivision, conditioned on a recorded road‑maintenance agreement and standard family‑conveyance covenants including a five‑year resale restriction.","actionData","errors"]

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