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Votes and key actions: Calvert County Board of Appeals, Sept. 4, 2025
Summary
On Sept. 4 the Board granted three special exceptions/variances (Sung's Black Belt Academy daycare capacity increase; Huffner garage setback variance; Ward FFL special exception with conditions; Espinshade garage variances). The Ward FFL approval includes visitor and residency conditions; other approvals included standard construction and permit coordination conditions.
The Calvert County Board of Appeals approved the following items during its Sept. 4, 2025 hearing:
- Case 25‑4226 (Sung's Black Belt Academy, 10750 Towne Centre Blvd., Dunkirk): special exception granted to increase daycare capacity from 19 to 30, conditioned on applicant submitting a current fire‑system inspection, a new state license reflecting 30 children and an administrative childcare approval letter. Order to be issued within 45 days.
- Case 25‑4227 (Huffner Construction / Carl Murphy, 1215 Brown Fox Drive, Huntingtown): variance granted to reduce side setback from 30 ft to 5 ft for a 24x25 detached garage due to septic recovery area constraints; applicant must include erosion controls, washout areas and coordinate with SMECO as needed.
- Case 25‑4228 (Renee L. Ward, 1275 Hodge/Hollage Road, Lusby): special exception granted for a Class A home‑occupation FFL with conditions: exception applies to Ward at this address only; all deliveries signature‑required; limit of one customer at a time and no more than six visits/vehicles per month; no ammunition sales; exception revoked if Ward ceases Maryland residency. Staff to draft the order within 45 days.
- Case 25‑4229 (Espinshade, 1955 Rosemary Lane, Port Republic): two variances granted to reduce front setback from 60 to 28 ft and side setback from 30 to 7 ft for a 30x30 garage. SMECO coordination and standard site controls required.
Where the transcript records only voice votes, the board recorded approvals on the record by voice vote ("Aye"); the transcript does not list named tallies for each member. Orders will be issued within 45 days for each approved item and applicants were given instructions on required follow‑up materials and permitting steps.
