Building Officer
The Chevy Chase Village Building Officer is Gary Crockett.

Position Definition
Excerpt from Building Code Section 8-1, "Definitions":
Building Officer: One member of the Board of Managers, appointed annually or at such other times as the Board of Managers may determine is in the public interest, to act as the designee of the Board of Managers to perform the functions of the Building Officer as described in this Chapter.

Position Responsibilities
Functions of the Building Officer prescribed within the Building Code (Chapter 8) and the Public Rights-of-Way Ordinance (Chapter 25), performed in conjunction with the Village Manager:

• Administrative Special Permits
• Administrative Variances
• Building Permits and Licenses to install private improvements in the directly abutting public right-of-way devoted to private use

• AA-7248: Ms. Sharmeen Ahsan-Bracciale & Mr. Guido Bracciale, 5702 Kirkside Drive: Demolish the main dwelling.- Approved

• AA-7196: Mr. Ioannis Kessides & Ms. Christine Kessides, 207 Primrose Street: Replace an existing asphalt driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of eighteen feet, six inches (18'-6") in width.- Approved
  

• AA-7197: Mr. Gregory Ossi & Ms. Amy Ossi, 209 Primrose Street: Replace an existing asphalt driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of eighteen feet, six inches (18'-6") in width. - Approved
  

• AA-7191: Ms. Sydney Bath & Mr. Blake Bath, 5912 Cedar Parkway: Replace an existing paver driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of thirteen (13) feet in width in the Cedar Parkway public right-of-way. A portion of the replacement driveway material would be changed to gravel.-Approved

• AA-7063: Ms. Constance Lohse & Mr. Robert G. Brewer, Jr., 105 Grafton Street: Demolish the detached garage located in the rear yard.- Approved.

• AA-7041: Mr. Louis John Morsberger & Ms. Nancy M. Cicero , 5610 Cedar Parkway: Replace an existing concrete driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of twelve (12) feet in width in the Cedar Parkway public right-of-way.- Approved
  
• AA-7013: Mr. David Frear & Ms. Leslie Frear, 12 East Melrose Street: Replace a concrete driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of seventeen (17) feet in width on private property.- Approved
  

• AA-6891: Mr. Steven Conley & Ms. Ellen Conley, 9 West Lenox Street: Replace an existing concrete driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of eleven feet, eight inches (11'-8") in width in the West Lenox Street public right-of-way.- Approved

• AA-7013: Mr. David Frear & Ms. Leslie Frear, 12 East Melrose Street: Replace a concrete driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of seventeen (17) feet in width on private property.- Approved

• AA-7006: Mr. Richard D. Kline & Ms. Barbara G. Kline, 7 Primrose Street: Replace an air conditioner that would encroach a maximum of four (4) feet into the seven (7) foot side (west) yard setback. - Approved
  

• AA-6911: Ms. Aimee Burck & Mr. William Burck, 104 East Melrose Street: Demolish the main dwelling formerly recorded as 108 East Melrose Street. Approved

• AA-6894: Ms. Marianne Pappalardo and Mr. Salvatore Pappalardo, 117 Grafton Street: Demolish the detached garage (PDF). Approved

• AA-6850: Mr. John Campanella and Ms. Kathleen Campanella: Replace an existing asphalt driveway with a gravel driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of sixteen (16) feet in width on private property (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6674 (a) and (b): Mr. David Glass; 5500 Cedar Parkway: Replace an existing asphalt driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of thirty-five (35) feet in width a) on private property; and b) in the Cedar Parkway public right-of-way (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6661: Ms. Shannon and Mr. Daniel Pryor; 7 Newlands Street: Replace a) an existing asphalt driveway with a concrete driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of thirty-four feet, eight inches (34'-8") in width on private property; and b) an existing asphalt driveway and apron with a concrete driveway and apron in the same location measuring a maximum of eleven (11) feet in width in the Newlands Street public right-of-way (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6634: Ms. Elizabeth King and Mr. Stephen Jung, 5419 Center Street: Replace an air conditioner located in the front (northwest) yard of the property. Referred to the full Board for consideration at the November 12, 2014 regular Board meeting (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6602 (a) and (b): Ms. Judi Dash; 110 Newlands Street: Replace a) an existing asphalt driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of twenty (20) feet in width on private property; and b) an existing concrete driveway and apron in the same location in the Newlands Street public right-of-way. The driveway in the public right-of-way would measure a maximum of thirteen and two-tenths (13.2) feet in width (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6592: Sandy Spring Builders; 10 Oxford Street: Demolish the main dwelling (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6558: Ms. Marie Maseng and Mr. George Will: 9 Grafton Street: Replace an existing asphalt driveway with a proposed brick paver driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of thirteen feet, six inches (13'-6") in width in the Grafton Street public right-of-way (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6539: Ms. Stephanie Marcus and Mr. Jonathan Nuechterlein; 16 West Lenox Street: Replace an existing asphalt driveway in the same location measuring a maximum of nineteen (19) feet in width on private property (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6427; Mr. Patrick and Ms. Marie O'Brien; 115 East Melrose Street: To replace an asphalt driveway with a concrete driveway with a paver border that would measure a maximum of thirty-one (31) feet in width on private property (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6417 (a and b); Mr. Michael Friedman; 16 Magnolia Parkway: To a) replace a gravel driveway with a concrete driveway that would measure a maximum of thirty-four (34) feet in width on private property; and (b) replace a gravel driveway with a concrete driveway that would measure a maximum of thirty-four (34) feet in width in the Magnolia parkway public right-of-way (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6408; Mr. and Mrs. William J. Walsh; 24 Hesketh Street: Install two (2) replacement air conditioning units that would encroach a maximum of two (2) feet into the seven (7) foot west (side) yard setback (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6376 (a, b and c); Ms. Susan Goldberg and Mr. Geoffrey Etnire; 111 East Melrose Street: Replace in the same footprint: a) a concrete driveway, including a new paver border, that would measure a maximum of thirty-two (32) feet in width on private property; b) a concrete driveway, including a new paver border, that would measure a maximum of twenty-two (22) feet in width in the East Melrose Street public right-of-way; and c) a concrete apron with a paver apron that would measure a maximum of twenty-six (26) feet in width (PDF). Approved.

• AA-6371; Administrative Special Permit: Mr. Richard J. Perry, Jr.; 111 Primrose Street: Replace an ashpalt driveway with a paver driveway in the same location that would measure a maximum of seventeen (17) feet in width on private property. Approved.

• A-6078; Administrative Special Permit: Mr. and Mrs. Presley Smith; 1 West Melrose Street: Replace a wood fence measuring six feet, six inches (6'-6") in height located in the Connecticut Avenue and West Newlands Street public rights-of-way (PDF). Approved.

• A-6065; Administrative Special Permit: Mr. and Mrs. Guatam Philip; 143 Hesketh Street: Replace an external air conditioning unit in the east (side) yard that would encroach one foot, eleven inches (1'-11") into the seven (7) foot side yard setback (PDF). Approved.

• A-6183; Retroactive Administrative Variance: Mr. David Kushner; 111 Newlands Street: Maintain a replacement external air conditioning unit that was installed in the Broad Branch Road front (east) yard (PDF). Approved.