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Attorney asks board to reconsider 2011 order on garage expansion; board to review written submissions
Summary
Counsel for the Rices asked the St. Mary's County Board of Zoning Appeals to reconsider its March 24, 2011 order reversing the planning director’s issuance of a permit to expand a garage. The board agreed to review submitted letters and decide whether to reopen the case at its next meeting.
Counsel for Mr. and Mrs. Rice asked the St. Mary's County Board of Zoning Appeals to reconsider the board’s March 24, 2011 final order that reversed the planning director’s decision to issue building permit number 7-118 for an expansion to an existing garage.
Chris Longmore, attorney for the Rices, told the board the local rules permit reconsideration when good cause is shown and argued his clients met two of the three standards: a mistake of fact or law and other good cause. He said the board’s factual finding that a portion of a slab would remain within the setback had no credible factual underpinning in the transcript and rested largely on an…
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