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Board approves variances to build in steep‑slope and critical‑area buffer in Hollywood with planting and sand‑filter conditions
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved VAAP-53122 allowing disturbance of steep slopes and additional lot coverage in the critical‑area buffer for a single‑family dwelling at 25905 Whiskey Creek Road, subject to mitigation and stormwater controls including sand filters.
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals on Nov. 6 approved variance VAAP-53122 to permit disturbance of steep slopes and placement of impervious surface in the critical‑area buffer for a proposed single‑family dwelling at 25905 Whiskey Creek Road in Hollywood.
William P. Higgs, a professional land surveyor with Little Silence's Rest, Inc., presented on behalf of the applicants, Brenda and Robert Grant. Higgs told the board the lot is a grandfathered parcel created before current critical‑area regulations and that the expanded buffer covers most of the site. The parcel is 1.666 acres, and the applicant…
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