BOARD OF APPEALS
May 27, 2026
County Administration Building, 100 W. Washington St., Meeting Room 2000, Hagerstown, at 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
AP2026-014: An appeal was filed by Brock Baker for a variance from the required 15 ft. setback to 8 ft. from the rear property line for proposed detached garage on property owned by the appellant and located at 14516 Mercersburg Road, Clear Spring, Zoned Agricultural Rural District.
AP2026-015: An appeal was filed by Robert & Cathie Clemson for a variance from the required 50 ft. setback to 25 ft. from the rear property line for proposed agricultural building on property owned by the appellant and located at 13821 Newcomer Road, Hagerstown, Zoned Agricultural Rural District.
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Pursuant to the Maryland Open Meetings Law, notice is hereby given that the deliberations of the Board of Zoning Appeals are open to the public. Furthermore, the Board, at its discretion, may render a decision as to some or all of the cases at the hearing described above or at a subsequent hearing, the date and time of which will be announced prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. Individuals requiring special accommodations are requested to contact Katie Rathvon at 240-313-2464 Voice, 240-313-2130 Voice/TDD no later than May 18, 2026. Any person desiring a stenographic transcript shall be responsible for supplying a competent stenographer.
The Board of Appeals reserves the right to vary the order in which the cases are called. Please take note of the Amended Rules of Procedure (Adopted July 5, 2006), Public Hearing, Section 4(d) which states:
Applicants shall have ten (10) minutes in which to present their request and may, upon request to and permission of the Board, receive an additional twenty (20) minutes for their presentation. Following the Applicant's case in chief, other individuals may receive three (3) minutes to testify, except in the circumstance where an individual is representing a group, in which case said individual shall be given eight (8) minutes to testify.
Those Applicants requesting the additional twenty (20) minutes shall have their case automatically moved to the end of the docket.
For extraordinary cause, the Board may extend any time period set forth herein, or otherwise modify or suspend these Rules, to uphold the spirit of the Ordinance and to do substantial justice.
Tracie Felker, Chairman
Board of Zoning Appeals
May 26, 27 2026
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