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St. Mary's County board approves variance to disturb 100-foot critical-area buffer for Leonardtown home replacement
Summary
The board unanimously approved VAAP 25-2137, allowing a replacement house at 39200 Montpelier Lane in Leonardtown to disturb the 100-foot critical area buffer with required mitigation; staff will prepare the order and a 30-day appeal period follows signing.
St. Mary's County board voted unanimously to approve a variance (VAAP 25-2137) allowing work within the 100-foot critical area buffer for a replacement house at 39200 Montpelier Lane in Leonardtown.
Stacy Clements, a county land-use staff member, told the board that the property is owned by Brian and Rachel Farr, measures 1.62 acres and currently has a house and pool. The parcel is zoned Rural Preservation and sits in a Resource Conservation critical area overlay.
Steve Vaughn, the presenter for the applicants, described the proposal as removing the existing house, deck, swimming pool and portions of the driveway and carport and replacing the house largely within the existing footprint. "We are reducing the amount of…
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