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BZA grants critical‑area variance for Gray Fox Lane waterfront lot; 3:1 buffer mitigation required
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing a modest single‑family dwelling and driveway at 8718 Gray Fox Lane (Lot 206), finding the parcel largely consumed by the Atlantic Coastal Bays critical‑area buffer and requiring 3:1 mitigation plantings and stormwater/best‑available technology septic systems.
The Worcester County Board of Zoning Appeals on Sept. 11 granted a variance to allow construction of a modest single‑family dwelling and associated driveway at 8718 Gray Fox Lane (Tax Map 33, Parcel 206), a waterfront lot where the critical‑area 100‑foot buffer covers most of the parcel.
Applicant representatives and expert witnesses told the board the lot was platted before the county’s Atlantic Coastal Bays critical‑area program took effect and that, as a result, there is effectively no…
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