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Board approves new MD‑5 entrance for Sloan/Lovell gravel mine, requires old entrance be abandoned by end of 2027
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved a conditional‑use modification on Oct. 23 allowing Multiflora LLC (Sloan/Lovell Gravel Mine) to construct and use a new entrance on Maryland Route 5. The board required abandonment of the older entrance for mine operations once the new entrance is operational and no later than Dec. 31, 2027.
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals on Oct. 23 approved a modification to the conditional use for the Sloan/Lovell gravel mine to construct and use a new commercial entrance on Maryland Route 5 (Abel's Way). The board tied approval to a condition: the mine must cease using the existing entrance for mine operations once the new entrance is operational and in no event later than Dec. 31, 2027.
The modification (CUAP‑25‑0066) does not increase the mine’s footprint or mining limits; it authorizes a new entrance and an adjustment of the internal site plan (including relocating scales). County staff and the applicant said the new entrance is on property owned by the applicant, provides improved sight distance, and is closer to active mining operations. The State Highway Administration issued the site access permit for the new entrance before the board vote.
Why the change mattered to the board and neighbors
Applicant legal counsel told the board the existing operational entrance is shared via…
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