Havre de Grace Board tables gas‑station conditional use after residents press for site, traffic and well studies

The Havre de Grace Board of Appeals on Nov. 6 moved to table the Green family’s conditional‑use request for a gas station at the intersection of Maryland Route 155 and Bulle Rock Parkway (Case 556), after months of preparation by the applicant, lengthy expert testimony and extensive public comment asking for more specific site, traffic and environmental information.

Attorney Eric McLaughlin, representing the Green family, asked the board to approve a gas‑station use within the RB (residential‑business) zone. McLaughlin incorporated the city staff report and annexation documents into the record and called Mitch Enser of Baystate Land Services as an expert in land planning and the local code. Enser described Parcel 210 (approximately 34.7 acres in total) and said a 23‑acre red‑hatched portion of that parcel was identified in the single concept plan accompanying Annexation Resolution No. 277 as the business portion of the property. Enser testified the comprehensive plan labels the corner as a developing “gateway” area suitable for appropriately sited commercial and limited highway‑serving uses, and that the location is adjacent to MD 155 and I‑95…