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Planning commission approves concept plan for proposed Golden Beach Road winery, ties road improvements to occupancy
Summary
After extensive public comment about traffic and safety on Golden Beach Road, the Planning Commission approved a concept site plan for a proposed 6,562-square-foot winery with a condition that required road improvements be completed before issuance of the project's occupancy permit.
The St. Mary's County Planning Commission on Jan. 13 approved a concept site plan for a proposed winery on Golden Beach Road, but added a condition requiring the applicant to complete required road improvements before obtaining the project's use-and-occupancy permit.
The proposal, presented as concept site plan number 19-13200008, seeks approval for a 6,562-square-foot winery at 38713 Golden Beach Road in the Rural Preservation District. The staff report placed the site within the county’s Rural Preservation zoning framework, explained the zoning’s agricultural and low-density residential objectives and said winery use is permitted in the district. The plan was entered into the record as the staff exhibit.
Applicant Jay Hobson and landowner Gerald Byrne described an existing family farm that currently has about six acres in production and plans to expand to roughly 11 acres of grapes. They told the…
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