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St. Mary's County Board of Appeals denies variance for Chaptico pier
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied a request by Leslie and Sharon Hill Wilson to reduce the county 25-foot lateral line setback to 6 feet for a rebuilt pier at 35784 Bay Drive in Chaptico after finding the applicants had not shown a practical difficulty independent of their actions.
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals on April 8 denied a request by property owners Leslie Wilson and Sharon Hill Wilson to reduce the county's 25-foot lateral line setback to 6 feet for a pier at 35784 Bay Drive in Chaptico.
The board's decision followed staff testimony that the applicants had moved and partly reconstructed an existing pier without first obtaining the county permit required for new pilings or for moving a nonconforming structure. Yvonne Chaleis, zoning administrator, told the board that "the applicants claim that they essentially flipped the pier" and that county approval is still required even after an after-the-fact Maryland Department of the Environment authorization.
The matter concerned Lot 4 of the Millpoint Shores subdivision, a waterfront parcel the county records show as about 10,140 square feet. Staff said shoreline measurements from GIS data indicate the lot is approximately 63…
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