6/11/26 Board of Appeals

The St. Mary's County Board of Appeals held a meeting on June 11, 2026, to consider several variance applications related to land use and zoning regulations. Key procurement-related discussions included variance requests for property development impacting wetland buffers, pier construction, and lot coverage limits. The board unanimously approved a variance for the Kaczynski property to build a garage encroaching slightly into a 100-foot wetland buffer, with no mitigation required. A variance request for a pier at the Anthony and Guidry property was continued to allow the applicant to resolve neighbor disputes and compliance issues with lateral line setbacks and permits. An after-the-fact variance request for the Atkinson and Lehman property to exceed lot coverage limits for a hot tub and concrete pad was denied due to noncompliance with approved plans and delayed mitigation efforts. The board also approved several orders related to previous variance cases and discussed procedural clarifications regarding record-keeping and permit inspections. No direct contract awards or procurement actions were taken, but the meeting addressed regulatory compliance and land use permitting that could impact future development and vendor opportunities in the county.