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Planning Commission tables Greenmount family conveyance after questions about deed history and private road access
Summary
The Planning Commission tabled a requested family-conveyance minor subdivision (Greenmount) that would add a lot on a private road, after staff and public testimony revealed ownership and deed complexities for the private road and the residual parcel; the commission asked staff to verify deeds and road-notice records before returning the item.
The planning commission voted to table action on the Greenmount Minor Subdivision family conveyance after staff and multiple public commenters raised questions about deed history and ownership of the private road that would serve the new lot.
The request: family conveyance on a private road
Staff (Bob Boles, Department of Land Use and Growth Management) presented a preliminary review of a family-conveyance request to create an additional lot on a private road for the Greenmount property (owner listed as Doris A. Wood). Under St. Mary’s County Subdivision Ordinance 02-02, section 30.11.04 (family conveyance provision), an additional lot on a private road may be approved if explicit criteria are met, including notice to all private-road users, proof of certified mail receipts, a road-maintenance agreement suitable for recordation, limitations on subsequent transfer (typically a restriction on transfer to a third party for five years), and that the grantee be a qualifying family…
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