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Board approves setback variances for Hunting Creek self‑help duplex porches
Summary
The Board of Appeals granted five variance requests to reduce front‑yard setbacks so porches already built (or under construction) on Hunting Creek duplexes meet setback rules. Staff described the situation as an oversight on through‑lot treatment; the board approved modest setbacks reductions for each lot.
The St. Mary’s County Board of Appeals on April 22 approved a set of five variance requests (VAAP‑09‑0097 and VAAP‑08‑1529, VAAP‑08‑1530, VAAP‑08‑1531, VAAP‑08‑1532) filed to reduce required front‑yard setbacks for porches on duplexes within the Hunting Creek planned unit development. The properties are part of an affordable self‑help housing project developed by Southern Maryland Tri‑County Community Action Committee.
Planning staff explained the technical basis: the affected lots are through lots (Chapter 90 definition), which require a 25‑foot front‑yard setback from each street. Staff said an earlier house‑location/site plan review overlooked that…
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