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Commissioners approve Stewart’s Grant PUD changes after developer offers larger buffer and phased build schedule
Summary
The St. Mary’s County commissioners voted to approve ordinance text 240030, which reduces the Stewart’s Grant planned unit development (PUD) dwelling count, adds a binding phasing schedule and increases a buffer near Sanders Lake Shooting Range; commissioners heard questions on school capacity, road design and noise mitigation.
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County approved ordinance text 240030 on July 15, 2025, to amend the Stewart’s Grant planned unit development, including a reduction in maximum dwelling units and a new phasing schedule.
The ordinance lowers the maximum authorized dwelling units from 1,122 to 1,084, establishes an average build-out pace of 108 units per year once construction commences, and “reserve[s] those school seats to ensure adequate capacity will exist for the Stewart’s Grant for the duration of the build out,” Deputy County Attorney John Sterling Hauser said.
Why it matters: commissioners pressed the developer and staff on three principal community concerns — proximity to the longstanding Sanders Lake Sportsman Club shooting range, the project’s impact on school capacity, and…
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