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Board of Appeals approves variance to allow limited clearing and drainage work on steep-sloped lot
Summary
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals on Nov. 20, 2008 approved a variance (VAAP 04-0876) allowing disturbance of steep slopes and buffer clearing on a waterfront lot after receiving a new geotechnical report and commitments to revised site plans and mitigation.
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals approved a variance for VAAP 04-0876 on Nov. 20, 2008, allowing limited disturbance of steep slopes and vegetation within a critical-area buffer after the applicant submitted a geotechnical evaluation and revised drainage plans.
The board revisited a case continued from September to obtain an engineering review and additional agency comments. The board accepted a report by Bob Taylor Engineering, new comments from the Critical Area Commission and input from county staff and the Soil Conservation District before voting to approve the variance with conditions, including a buffer management plan, a 3-to-1 planting mitigation requirement and DNR review for possible forest interior dwelling species (FIDS) protections.
The variance had been continued so the board could get…
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