Havre de Grace Board of Appeals approves amendment to allow 39 lots at 1535 Pulaski Highway

The Havre de Grace Board of Appeals on April 3 approved a request to amend a January 2024 conditional‑use approval for 1535 Pulaski Highway, permitting an increase from 37 to 39 dwelling lots, with a stipulation that any additional change would require the developer to return to the board for further review.

Eric Lawrence, planner with the Department of Planning, read a staff memorandum into the record and told the board the applicant’s request to add two lots is limited to evaluating the appropriateness of increasing the number of dwelling units under the same lot specification type D. Lawrence said the request meets the findings that supported the board’s January 4, 2024 decision and that additional reviews — including a final staff report and a planning commission recommendation tied to subsequent preliminary subdivision and site-development plans — will be required.

Eric McLaughlin, attorney for the applicants and Bob…