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Board grants variance to allow existing home-based salon in Mechanicsville
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved a variance to allow a 283-square-foot salon area at the Village Hair Boutique, exceeding the 200-square-foot home-occupation limit; staff and neighbors supported the request as an oversight stemming from a permitted garage reconfiguration.
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals on April 14 approved a variance allowing the Village Hair Boutique to retain a 283-square-foot salon area within the first floor of a newly permitted attached garage in Mechanicsville, exceeding the 200-square-foot home-occupation limit in the residential low-density district.
Land Use staff explained the homeowners, John and Lindsey DePompa, obtained a building permit in June 2010 for a two-story attached…
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