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Board continues disputed Redden lot-coverage variance after questions over eaves, deck and parking calculations
Summary
The Board of Appeals continued VAAP 25-1847 (Redden property, Leonardtown) to April 9, 2026 after finding conflicting calculations about lot coverage — including whether eaves and certain decking count toward lot coverage — and after receiving a late Critical Area Commission letter that called some previously excluded decking into lot-coverage calculations.
The Saint Mary's County Board of Appeals on Feb. 12 continued consideration of a lot-coverage variance for the Redden property (VAAP 25-1847) after substantial debate over how to count eaves, decks and parking areas and after the board received a letter from the Critical Area Commission that changed the lot-coverage accounting used in prior staff reviews.
Staff reintroduced the continued case and reported the applicant's revised site plan proposes 7,632 square feet of lot coverage (including decking and overhangs), exceeding the allowable 5,445 square feet. The Critical…
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