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Hearing panel finds property not unique in Joseph and Lisa Stella variance petition for 3529 Bay Drive
Summary
A Baltimore County hearing panel concluded the property at 3529 Bay Drive did not meet the "uniqueness" requirement for an administrative variance, and members said collateral estoppel did not apply; the panel said it would issue a written opinion.
A Baltimore County hearing panel concluded during a recorded deliberation that the property at 3529 Bay Drive did not meet the legal "uniqueness" requirement for an administrative variance sought by Joseph and Lisa Stella, and the panel said collateral estoppel did not bar reconsideration of the matter.
The petition, filed as case number 24-095A, sought multiple variances, described in the hearing record as a request for "a side yard setback of 2 and a half feet in lieu of the required 50 feet, a street setback of 22 feet from the center line in lieu of the required 75 feet, and to permit 19% building coverage in lieu of the 15% requirement." Panel members said they had conducted a de novo hearing on Oct. 23 and were now deliberating toward a written decision.
Board member Topkin said she had…
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