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Planning panel moves to place fence rules in zoning code, narrows draft to storm-safety language
Summary
Planning staff proposed moving fence regulations into the zoning code to allow variance procedures and to limit solid-panel fences that can become hazards in storms; the commission agreed to retain an air-circulation safety rule and remove a scenic-view provision.
Planning staff told the Chesapeake Beach Planning & Zoning Commission on Dec. 17 that fence regulations currently enforced through the building code lack a consistent variance process, and recommended moving fence rules into the zoning code so property owners could apply to the Board of Appeals where appropriate.
Miss Franklin said the change would make rules more predictable for location, height, materials and provide an administrative variance path. She proposed matching the building-code dimensional limits in the short term (up to 6 feet in rear yards, 42 inches in front yards) while giving the commission options to refine corner-lot definitions and…
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