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Baltimore County hearing panel approves two setback variances for Brannon Road property

3336952 · May 14, 2025
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On May 14, 2025, a Baltimore County hearing panel approved two setback variances for 2621–2623 Brannon Road (case 2024‑0190‑A), reducing the required front setback from 40 to 34 feet and the left‑side setback from 25 to 8 feet for property owned by Edgemere Wildlife Trust.

On May 14, 2025, a Baltimore County zoning hearing panel approved two setback variances for property at 2621–2623 Brannon Road in the Seventh Councilmanic District, case number 2024‑0190‑A. The panel granted a reduction of the required 40‑foot front setback to 34 feet and a reduction of the required 25‑foot left‑side setback to 8 feet for the legal owner, Edgemere Wildlife Trust.

The panel unanimous decision followed a brief deliberation in which members said the lot’s small, irregular shape and the road intruding into the parcel created a practical difficulty under the governing case law standard (the Cromwell test). The panel and counsel filed memoranda for the record and heard expert witnesses for both…

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