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Prince George's County Board of Appeals approves driveway and lot variances for Riverdale property
Summary
The Prince George's County Board of Appeals approved a variance for a driveway, shed setbacks and lot-width/frontage validations at 5416 67th Avenue in Riverdale after the petitioner said he began construction before realizing a permit was required and an inspector confirmed a permit application was on file.
The Prince George's County Board of Appeals voted 3–0 on April 8, 2026, to grant variances for a Riverdale property at 5416 67th Avenue that will validate existing conditions and allow the petitioner to obtain building permits for an existing 15-by-20 driveway and an accessory shed.
The vote followed testimony from petitioner Ibukuku Maneno and Prince George's County Inspector Swan, and a review of photographic exhibits. "I started doing the construction, before I knew that a permit was needed," Maneno said through an English–Swahili interpreter, adding that he stopped work once he learned a permit was required and subsequently filed for approvals.
The board's chair read the variance criteria from the county zoning text, referencing "council…
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