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Board approves variance for covered porch at Half Pine Point Road despite Critical Area concern
Summary
The Board of Appeals voted unanimously to allow John Neville and Diane Byers to extend a covered porch past an existing patio at 24548 Half Pine Point Road, accepting mitigation plantings and removal of a small shed as offsets after the Critical Area Commission recommended redesign.
The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals unanimously approved a variance Thursday that will allow homeowners John Neville and Diane Byers to construct a covered porch that extends beyond an existing patio at 24548 Half Pine Point Road in Hollywood.
Planner Amanda Yoel summarized the request: the applicants seek relief from the county lot-coverage limit (CZO §41.5.0.3.i.1) to build a covered porch that projects approximately 5 feet by roughly 28–30 feet past the existing patio area. The parcel is about 1.02…
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