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Town staff recommends moving fence rules into zoning after contested permit and stop‑work order
Chesapeake Beach Town Council · November 13, 2025
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Summary
Public Works and Planning staff recommended transferring fence permitting standards from the building code to the zoning code to give residents an appeal path (Board of Appeals) and reduce single‑officer discretionary decisions; council will hear an October‑dated appeal and was urged to consider ordinance changes.
Public Works and planning staff told council that current fence provisions live in the building code and that the public‑works administrator has limited formal discretion to grant exceptions, leaving some residents with no clear appeal…
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