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Chesapeake Beach planning commission approves Critical Area Commission letter, forwards annual report to council
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved transmission of a Critical Area Commission letter and a draft annual report to the town council after staff explained state-driven changes to the town's critical area ordinance and the contents of the annual Maryland Department of Planning report.
The Chesapeake Beach Planning and Zoning Commission on May 28 approved sending a letter from the Maryland Critical Area Commission and a related resolution to the Town Council and amended and approved its annual report to the Maryland Department of Planning.
Planning staff reported that after the commission and council adopted the town's critical area overlay, the state enacted new requirements that must be added to the town's ordinance. Planner Sarah Franklin told commissioners the additional language supplied by the Critical Area Commission largely addresses resiliency, climate change and equity related to growth…
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