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Pocomoke council fails to adopt rezoning for 1013 Clark Avenue after public hearing
Summary
Pocomoke City — At its June 16 meeting, the Pocomoke City mayor and council considered Ordinance 2025-O-5, a second-reading zoning map amendment that would have rezoned 1013 Clark Avenue from R-2 (single-family) to R-3 (multifamily). After a public hearing and extended discussion that included the property owner and neighbors, a council motion to adopt the ordinance failed for lack of a second, so the rezoning was not adopted.
Pocomoke City — At its June 16 meeting, the Pocomoke City mayor and council considered Ordinance 2025-O-5, a second-reading zoning map amendment that would have rezoned 1013 Clark Avenue from R-2 (single-family) to R-3 (multifamily). After a public hearing and extended discussion that included the property owner and neighbors, a council motion to adopt the ordinance failed for lack of a second, so the rezoning was not adopted.
The mayor opened the hearing by reading the ordinance and the statutory publication requirements the city followed. Planning and zoning staff told the council the parcel at 1013 Clark had been vacant for six months or more and, under current city code, would revert to single-family status; the staff report and the Pocomoke City Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial in an April 8, 2025…
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