BOARD OF APPEALS
July 8, 2026
County Administration Building, 100 W. Washington St., Meeting Room 2000, Hagerstown, at 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
AP2026-012: An appeal was filed by AutoZone Development LLC for a variance from the required 25 ft. setback from the road right-of-way to 22.34 ft., more or less, for installed freestanding sign on property owned by Sharpsburg Holding LLC and located at 10301 Ezra Drive, Hagerstown, Zoned Highway Interchange District.
AP2026-023: An appeal was filed by Hard Rock Excavation for a special exception to establish additional area to be used for the previously approved excavation business on property owned by the appellant and located at 17028 Boardfording Road, Hagerstown, Zoned Agricultural Rural District.
AP2026-024: An appeal was filed by Faith and Jesse Leisinger for a variance from the required 15 ft. side yard setback to 13 ft. for constructed foundation for a single-family dwelling on property owned by the appellant and located at 4931 Mount Briar Road, Keedysville, Zoned Preservation District.
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 June 29, 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
June 24, 25 2026
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