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  • Demolish Home or Move It, Couple Told - The People's Republic of Montgomery County

    06/03/2006 9:42:31 AM PDT · by khnyny · 50 replies · 1,766+ views
    Gazette.net ^ | April 12, 2006 | Chris Williams
    A Chevy Chase couple has been ordered by the county to demolish their partially renovated home — or to move it 1.7 feet back from the property line. Marc and Marianne Duffy believe they are victims of a backlash against oversized homes being squeezed into small lots in older neighborhoods. They say they are being punished for a county agency’s mistakes. Neighbors who opposed the construction believe the Duffy’s problems are their own creation. Marc Duffy, an attorney, and Marianne Duffy, a stay-at-home mom and former attorney, served as their own general contractors on the project. ‘‘Three times my husband...