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Board of Appeals approves variance to build on wetland‑constrained Piney Point lot, grants three‑year approval period
Summary
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals approved variance VAAP-60696 allowing a single‑family home and associated coverage within the critical‑area buffer of a Piney Point property, with conditions on deck spacing and a three‑year validity period.
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals on Nov. 6 approved variance VAAP-60696 to allow construction of a single‑family house and associated lot coverage within the critical‑area buffer at 16406 Ballpoint Road in Piney Point.
The variance was necessary because the lot is constrained by non‑tidal wetlands and an expanded critical‑area buffer. The applicant, Curry Hess, is the recorded owner; Robin Guyther, the applicant’s planning consultant, told the board the property was advertised as 6,673 square feet in county notices but described the lot informally as “very small, just over 5,000 square feet.” Guyther said the plan minimizes disturbance to wetlands and that state wetland reviewers had approved the…
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