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Board approves Tippett variance for porch and areaway in critical-area buffer, reduces side setback to 5 feet
Summary
The board approved VAAP23-1003 on Jan. 23, 2025, allowing a 5-by-15-foot covered porch and a 4-by-13-foot areaway within the 100-foot critical-area buffer at 24644 Tippett Lane; the board added a condition that the scope of the variance accommodate ADA accessibility if later required.
On Jan. 23, 2025 the St. Mary's County Board of Appeals approved a variance (VAAP23-1003) for the Tippett property at 24644 Tippett Lane that allows construction of a 5-by-15-foot covered porch and a 4-by-13-foot areaway that will encroach into the 100-foot critical-area buffer and reduces the required 10-foot side-yard setback to 5 feet for the porch.
Applicant Tom Tippett told the board the parcel is a narrow, 6,098-square-foot lot that has been…
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