11/12/2026 Board of Appeals for St. Mary's County

The St. Mary’s County Board of Appeals met on November 12, 2026, to consider land-use variance requests and routine board business. The board unanimously continued the Ho and Lee variance hearing to January 28, 2027, at the applicants’ request, so required planning work could be completed. It unanimously approved James and Brandy Taggart’s request to reduce the required rear setback from 20 feet to 6 feet to construct a pool, and unanimously approved Michael and Anna Fick’s request to place a residential storage shed in the expanded 100-foot non-tidal wetland buffer. The Fick property’s shed would remain outside the 25-foot state wetland buffer; one written public comment supported the request, and no one testified in opposition.

The board also approved the October 8 meeting minutes and the 2027 Board of Appeals calendar, including public-hearing and continuance dates. No procurement, contract awards, purchasing decisions, or budget allocations were identified.