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Board of Appeals approves variance to allow one additional farmstead on Beam Lane private-road network
Summary
On Jan. 23, 2025, the St. Mary's County Board of Appeals approved VAAP24-0144, allowing a 38.32-acre Leonardtown parcel to be subdivided into two farmsteads served by existing private roads without bringing Beam Lane up to county private-road standards.
On Jan. 23, 2025, the St. Mary's County Board of Appeals approved a variance (VAAP24-0144) allowing an owner to subdivide a roughly 38.32-acre parcel in Leonardtown into two farmstead lots and to use the existing private roads—Josie Way, Beam Lane and Cartwright Road—without bringing Beam Lane up to the county's private-road standard.
The variance matters because county rules normally require private roads to meet specific standards once they serve more than seven lots; the property owner requested one additional farmstead instead of upgrading long private roads that attendees said would be costly. The board voted unanimously to approve the request and staff will prepare the written order.
County staff's presentation said the advertised owner on file is Jane Scass and described the parcel at 21824 Beam Lane as about 38.32 acres; the applicant's counsel said his client, “Mr. Gass,”…
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