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Board of Appeals approves Beidleman variance to replace house in critical-area buffer
Summary
The Saint Mary's County Board of Appeals unanimously approved a variance allowing the replacement of a home and associated patios and driveway within the 100-foot critical-area buffer at 44996 Lighthouse Road in Piney Point, subject to mitigation and remaining agency approvals.
The Saint Mary's County Board of Appeals voted unanimously June 12 to approve variance application VAAP 25-0400 for the Beidleman property at 44996 Lighthouse Road in Piney Point, allowing replacement of a dwelling and associated patios and driveway within the 100-foot critical-area buffer.
Board members said the proposal reduced net impervious surface within the 100-foot buffer and included a mitigation plan. The applicant must complete outstanding health, soil-conservation and flood-plain approvals before construction permits are issued.
The lot, owned by Megan Beidleman, is 1.71 acres and is entirely within the expanded critical-area buffer because of tidal…
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