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Board OKs variance to place well in buffer and clear vegetation to build home on grandfathered lot
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved VAAP 07-0834 allowing a well to be located within the 100-foot critical-area buffer and clearing in excess of 30% of vegetation so owners can build a single-family dwelling on a grandfathered lot; approval requires mitigation and a buffer management plan.
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals voted Nov. 20, 2008 to grant a variance (VAAP 07-0834) that permits construction of a well within the 100-foot critical-area buffer and clearing more than 30% of existing vegetation to accommodate a single-family house on a grandfathered lot.
Staff and the applicant told the board the lot was created before the county’s critical-area rules and that, given the lot’s size and the…
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