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Dematia granted Chesapeake Bay critical-area buffer variance for garage with mitigation required

Worcester County Board of Zoning Appeals · April 9, 2026
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Summary

Jennifer Dematia was granted a variance to reduce the Chesapeake Bay critical-area buffer from 100 feet to 50 feet to build a garage at 500 Shoreline Lane; staff and the board explained a 3:1 mitigation requirement for disturbed buffer area and bonding/inspection for plantings.

The Worcester County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing Jennifer and Dean Dematia to encroach 50 feet into the 100-foot Chesapeake Bay critical-area buffer to build a garage at 500 Shoreline Lane.

Jennifer Dematia identified herself at the hearing and described the proposed structure as a roughly 22-by-24-foot garage that would sit on an existing parking pad in…

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