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Chesapeake Beach panel revises home-occupation rules, forwards changes to Town Council
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission adopted amended language creating a two-tier home-occupation framework (stricter in residential neighborhoods, more permissive in commercial or larger-lot areas), revised the definition to "permanent resident," and voted to forward the changes to the Town Council.
The Chesapeake Beach Planning & Zoning Commission on Dec. 17 adopted amended language aimed at allowing limited home-based businesses while protecting neighborhood character and agreed to forward the changes to the Town Council for consideration.
The commission voted to revise the town's definition of "customary home occupation" to read: "A home occupation is a business or commercial activity that a permanent resident conducts within their residence, and which the use is clearly secondary to the primary use as a residence." Miss Franklin, the planning staff member presenting the item, told commissioners the change responds to repeated permit denials and a council request to address the land-use table within 90 days.
Why it matters: the rewrite creates a two-tier approach. Tier 2 (RV2), covering larger lots in the older section of town, allows a more flexible set of…
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