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Board allows Sachs screened porch in expanded critical-area buffer with mitigation condition
Summary
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.
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.
Marielle Grace, senior planner with Queen Anne's County Planning and Zoning, presented staff findings and identified the specific local and state rules invoked: County code sections 14-1-51(a) (buffer standards) and 14-1-52(a) (expanded buffer where sensitive areas exist), and COMAR 27.01.09.01(e)(7)(c) for critical-area buffer expansions. She said the property, in the Hickory Ridge subdivision, is designated Limited Development Area (LDA) and zoned Neighborhood Conservation 2; the lot is about 3.09 acres and the existing single-family house was built…
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