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Planning commission recommends multiple zoning and code changes to mayor and council
Summary
The Pocomoke City Planning Commission moved to forward several zoning and code-change ordinances to the mayor and city council and tabled one ordinance for re-advertisement.
The Pocomoke City Planning Commission moved to forward six proposed ordinances to the mayor and city council for additional readings or action and voted to table one pending re-advertisement.
Commissioners recommended approval of ordinances to: rezone a city-owned 74.17-acre tract to a Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) overlay; add uniform time limits and extension rules for building and zoning permits; adopt the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area overlay required by state law; adopt urban design standards to implement neighborhood-compatibility reviews (including standards triggered by House Bill 538); and adopt sign standards to govern murals and certain public art. A separate ordinance to change rules about keeping lodgers/roomers/boarders in R1/R2 residential districts was tabled for re-advertisement after last-minute language additions.
Why it matters: forwarding the measures sends them to the mayor and city council for formal readings and public hearings; if adopted by council they would change local zoning, permit timeframes and design review requirements, and…
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