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Planning commission forwards Chesapeake Bay Critical Area program to council for adoption
Summary
Pocomoke City staff presented a draft Critical Area ordinance and overlay map that brings the city into compliance with the state Natural Resources Article; the commission recommended forwarding the ordinance to the mayor and council and noted state commission review will follow local adoption.
The Pocomoke City Planning Commission reviewed a proposed ordinance to adopt a local Critical Area program and a Chesapeake Bay Critical Area overlay map designed to meet requirements in the Maryland Natural Resources Article.
Staff said much of Pocomoke City had previously been exempted from the state-critical-area mapping (dating to 1988) but updated mapping and regulations required the city to adopt…
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