Georgetown planning panel approves site plan, grants multiple waivers for service building at 22065 DuPont Boulevard

The Georgetown Planning Commission on Dec. 3 approved a preliminary site plan and a package of waivers allowing ADBMD Georgetown LLC (represented by Chris Schaffner of DHW Holdings) to build an approximately 9,976-square-foot service building behind an existing automobile dealership at 22065 DuPont Boulevard.

The commission granted a conditioned waiver of the 25-foot buffer adjacent to residential property on the applicant’s proposal that the buffer be shown by easement on a recorded survey, accepted a waiver to allow the existing dumpster screening to remain, and approved design-related waivers including roofline (dormer) changes, massing, a partial waiver for prominent entrance treatment, partial ground-level detail waivers and partial relief from blank-wall screening requirements. Motions were seconded and passed by roll call; the recorded tally across votes was unanimous affirmative.

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