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Planning commission backs variance request for Commerce Street corner lots; refers case to Board of Appeals
Summary
The commission voted to forward a positive recommendation to the Board of Appeals for variance case 2025231125 to reduce a corner-lot setback from 35 to 10 feet on Riverton (side) to allow homes to face Commerce Street, while raising parking and address/driveway logistics concerns.
The Taneytown Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Appeals grant a variance in case 2025231125 for a pair of corner lots at Commerce Street and Riverton (sometimes transcribed as Reverton). The commission’s positive recommendation would allow the side-yard setback on the Riverton side to be reduced from the double-front-yard 35-foot requirement to 10 feet so a house could face Commerce Street.
Planning staff explained…
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