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Commission considers notifying property owners within Chesapeake Bay resource-protection areas via annual notices
Summary
A draft proposal would require localities to include a notice on annual real-property tax or reassessment notices for properties in resource protection areas (RPAs) to warn owners about permit requirements and potential penalties under the Chesapeake Bay Act.
Senator Serville presented a compromise bill that would require localities to notify property owners when their parcel lies in a resource protection area (RPA) governed by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. Serville said contractors sometimes begin work in RPAs without informing homeowners of additional approvals, creating stop-work orders and compliance problems.
“Instead we put a notice on everybody's annual property tax disclosure that indicates to homeowners that their property is located within…
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