Board allows Sachs screened porch in expanded critical-area buffer with mitigation condition

Oct 16, 2025

The Board of Appeals granted a variance (BOA25070223) for Paul and Elizabeth Sachs to replace an existing 616-square-foot waterfront deck with a screened porch inside an expanded critical-area buffer, subject to approval of a buffer management plan and mitigation plantings.

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The Queen Anne's County Board of Appeals voted to grant a variance in case BOA25070223 allowing Paul and Elizabeth Sachs to replace a 616-square-foot waterfront deck with a screened-in porch inside an expanded Chesapeake Bay critical-area buffer, contingent on an approved buffer management plan.

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