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Board approves private airstrip at 6315 Suicide Bridge Road with inspection and safety conditions
Summary
Dorchester County Board of Appeals granted a special exception for a private, invitation-only turf airstrip at 6315 Suicide Bridge Road (proposed 'Cabin Creek' airstrip), contingent on periodic inspections and FAA/MAA approvals; staff and the Maryland Aviation Administration raised no objection pending FAA determination.
The Dorchester County Board of Appeals approved a special exception allowing a private, invitation-only turf airstrip on a portion of the 6315 Suicide Bridge Road property.
Staff described the proposed strip as roughly 1,863 feet long and 75 feet wide, to remain turf with no fuel sales and limited to piston general-aviation aircraft. Staff told the board the proposal would not increase lot coverage and that the 100-foot tidewater buffer on the property is fully vegetated; the staff memo concluded the proposal complies with Chesapeake Bay critical-area regulations. A Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) letter read…
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