HAGERSTOWN BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
 
NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Hagerstown Board of Zoning Appeals at 7:00 p.m., in the 1st Floor meeting room, City Hall, 1 East Franklin Street, Hagerstown, MD. On Thursday, November 13, 2025. At that time, parties of interest and citizens will have the opportunity to be heard relative to the following applications:
Case No. Z-2025-08 – To hear an application made by Gideon Properties for a special exception for a child day care center and a variance to reduce the minimum required lot area for a special exception use from 20,000 square feet to 10,695 square feet for an infant-only daycare center with no outdoor play area at the property located at 382 South Cleveland Avenue in the RMED Zoning District, per Sections F.5.a, U, and Z of the Zoning Ordinance (Article 4 of the Land Management Code).
Case No. Z 2025-09 – To hear an application filed by Wellspring of Life Family Worship Center for a
special exception for house of worship in an existing office building for the property located at 363 South Cleveland Avenue, in the CL (Commercial Local) Zoning District, per Sections U and Z of the Zoning Ordinance.
Case No. Z 2025-10 – To hear an application filed by Kent Hawbaker for a variance to reduce the required 5-foot side yard setback to 2 feet for a bathroom addition on a single-family dwelling located at 57 Westside Avenue in the RMED Zoning District, per Sections F.5.a and U of the Zoning Ordinance.
Case No. Z 2025-11 – To hear an application filed by Nicholas John Lally, TM Potomac LLC for a variance to increase the maximum permitted height of a privacy fence or wall from 6 feet to up to 8 feet for an extension of an existing stone wall along the rear alley for the property located at 457 North Potomac Street in the RO (Residential Office) Zoning District and within the Potomac-Broadway Historic District, per Sections K.1 and U of the Zoning Ordinance.
Case No. Z-2025-12 – To hear an application filed by Jose Sanchez for a change of a non-conforming use to convert part of an existing retail space in a nonconforming mixed-use building to a dwelling unit for the property located at 633 West Franklin Street, in the RMED (Residential: Medium Density) Zoning District, per Section M.7.a (4) of the Zoning Ordinance.
Case No. Z-2025-13 – To hear an application filed by Fox & Associates, Inc. for a variance to reduce the required rear yard setback line from 35 feet to 13 feet for an addition on a single-family dwelling that will connect the principal structure to the existing garage for property located at 1310 Oak Hill Ave, in the RMOD (Residential – Moderate Density) Zoning District, per section per Sections F.5.a and U of the Zoning Ordinance.
For more information, please contact the Board’s staff @ 301-739-8577 ext. 137 or kbroche@
hagerstownmd.org.
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