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Commission advances urban design and mural sign standards to protect neighborhood compatibility

5422862 · July 17, 2025
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Summary

The planning commission forwarded urban design and mural-sign standards to city council to help ensure neighborhood compatibility under recent state housing law.

The Planning Commission recommended the mayor and council adopt two related ordinances to create local urban design standards and to regulate murals and signage in Pocomoke City.

Urban design / neighborhood compatibility: Staff said House Bill 538 (effective January 2025) requires manufactured and modular homes be allowed in all residential districts but permits jurisdictions to set neighborhood-compatibility design standards. The proposed Ordinance…

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