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Board allows 14th lot on private right of way at Williams Refuge, with conditions
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved a variance to allow an additional lot in the Williams Refuge subdivision to access Plum Lane and East Plum Lane without upgrading the existing private ways to county road standards. The board discussed density, transfer of development rights (TDRs), and local road maintenance concerns raised by nearby residents.
The Saint Mary''s County Board of Appeals on May 8 approved a variance allowing a 10-acre parcel in the Williams Refuge subdivision to be subdivided to create a second building lot accessed from Plum Lane and East Plum Lane, private rights of way that already serve 13 parcels.
Stacy Clements, a planner with Land Use and Growth Management, told the board the application seeks an exception to the subdivision ordinance's private-road standards (chapter 20, sec. 3.3) to permit the additional user without upgrading the private right of way to county road standards. "Plum Lane and East Plum Lane currently serve 13 lots and parcels. With this application, they're proposing a fourteenth lot with access onto those private right of ways,"…
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