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Board grants buffers and limited parking variances for St. Mary’s Marketplace with conditions
Summary
The board approved variances to reduce buffer widths and to allow up to 12 fewer parking spaces for the proposed St. Mary's Marketplace at the MD 235/MD 4 intersection, subject to a decorative fence, plantings, buffer relocation, and maintenance conditions.
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals on April 9 approved variances for the proposed St. Mary's Marketplace in California, Md., allowing reduced buffer yards along Maryland Route 4 and the new FDR Boulevard and a reduction of up to 12 required off‑street parking spaces.
The applicant, identified in public filings as California LLC with NG&O Engineering as agent, requested exemptions from Section 63.4 (buffer yards) and Section 64.3 (off‑street parking) of the St. Mary's County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for a roughly 15‑acre CMX‑zoned site at the Route 235/Route 4 intersection.
John Norris, representing the applicant, and traffic engineer Mike Lenhart presented the project to the board, saying the redevelopment would construct the final segment of FDR Boulevard, reduce the number of vehicular entrances onto Route 235, and donate and convey parcels to the county for future intersection or roadway…
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