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Planning commission outlines timeline to draft zoning changes tied to Chesapeake Beach coastal resiliency plan
Summary
Planning staff briefed the Chesapeake Beach Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 24 about zoning recommendations drawn from the town's 2023 Coastal Resiliency Plan and proposed next steps for translating those recommendations into ordinance text.
Planning staff briefed the Chesapeake Beach Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 24 about zoning recommendations drawn from the town's 2023 Coastal Resiliency Plan and proposed next steps for translating those recommendations into ordinance language.
Staff emphasized zoning changes would focus where projected sea-level rise and flooding most affect town parcels, recommending an overlay mapped to the plan's 2100 flood-area projections. The staff presentation highlighted several zoning-related actions in the plan: require engineering certification for buildings in mapped flood areas, require stormwater practices to be effective under a 2.4-foot…
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