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Board approves variance and conditional use to convert garage into 600‑sq‑ft ADU after neighbor concerns
Summary
Havre de Grace’s Board of Appeals approved Case 547 on Oct. 3, 2024, a variance and conditional use to convert a detached two‑story garage/office into a roughly 600‑sq‑ft ADU, despite staff’s recommendation to deny the variance; the vote was 4–1.
On Oct. 3, 2024 the Havre de Grace Board of Appeals approved a variance and conditional‑use request to convert an existing detached two‑story garage/office into a roughly 600‑square‑foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU).
Eric Lawrence of the Department of Planning described the project as conversion of an existing two‑story, approximately 1,200 gross‑square‑foot (20x30) detached garage/office into a detached 600‑sq‑ft ADU. Planning also said the applicant requested a variance from a provision (stated as 2059(h)(1)) that requires a lot owner to occupy one dwelling on the lot; staff…
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