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Board grants Monzo family a buffer variance for a 14x28-foot pool, requires minor buffer management plan
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved a variance allowing James and Karen Monzo to build a 14-by-28-foot in-ground pool in the critical-area modified buffer, finding narrow lot configuration and utility constraints created an unwarranted hardship; the approval is conditioned on an approved minor buffer management plan before issuance of a building permit.
The Queen Anne's County Board of Appeals approved a buffer variance for James and Karen Monzo to construct a 14-by-28-foot in-ground saltwater pool in the critical-area modified buffer on their 0.31-acre lot in the Chester River Beach subdivision, subject to staff-recommended conditions and a required minor buffer management plan.
Planning staff summarized site constraints that informed their recommendation: the lot is narrow with a 100-foot critical-area buffer and mapped modified buffer area (MBA); the property contains front-yard utilities (a well and a sewer line) and overhead lines that…
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