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Board approves Long property variance to disturb expanded wetland buffer for replacement home in Piney Point
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved a variance allowing disturbance of an expanded 100-foot non-tidal wetland buffer to demolish an existing house and build a new elevated house with parking under the living area on Piney Point Road. Agencies including MDE and stormwater management approved the plan; the board found variance standards met.
The Saint Mary’s County Board of Appeals on April 14 approved a variance permitting disturbance of an expanded wetland buffer to allow demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a new elevated single-family house at 16712 Piney Point Road in Piney Point.
Staff described the property as a 64,469-square-foot parcel with extensive on-site non-tidal wetlands that, because of hydric soils, expand the standard 25-foot wetland buffer to 100 feet across much of the lot. Stacy Clements said MDE classified the on-site wetlands as non-tidal and that the Maryland Department of the…
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