Commissioners Okay Mapping Error Correction
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Commissioners Okay Mapping Error Correction
Drayden, MD - 3/1/2012
By Dick Myers
The St. Mary’s County Commissioners Tuesday afternoon unanimously to as the State Critical Area Commission to correct a “mapping error” for St. Mary’s Yachting Center in Drayden. The marina, which was formerly known as Dennis Point Marina, is in what is known as a Limited Development Area (LDA) under critical area zoning but the adjacent campground is in a Resource Conservation Area (RCA), which does not allow campgrounds, makes the campground a non-conforming use, and doesn’t allow expansion.
The St. Mary’s County Commissioners last September corrected a similar mapping error for Buzz’s Marina in Ridge. The commissioners in August voted to approve changes in zoning regulations for campgrounds at marinas. Under the regulation changes, up to 15 campsites will be allowed as an accessory use in the Commercial Marine (CM) zoning district. And, up to 20 campsites will be allowed in the Rural Preservation District (RPD). Any campgrounds larger would require conditional use approval from the St. Mary’s County Hoard of Appeals.
The state commission has the final say in changing the Critical Area zoning.
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