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Planning commission opens broad land‑use review; planner to move Horizons parcel to RV2 and update uses
Summary
The commission began a multi‑meeting review of the land‑use table and zoning map, focusing on confusion between RV1 and RV2 designations and a mixed‑use anomaly at 'Horizons on the Bay.' The planner will prepare objective criteria and a map amendment to reclassify Horizons to RV2 and update the land‑use table; public hearings and council review expected later.
The Chesapeake Beach Planning and Zoning Commission spent the bulk of its Feb. 4 meeting reviewing a reorganized draft land‑use table and the town’s zoning map. Planner Miss Franklin presented a streamlined table that groups like uses (for example, a single 'office' category) and highlighted anomalies created when the comprehensive‑plan rezoning left some parcels inconsistent with their existing built uses.
Commissioners focused on the residential village split (RV1 vs. RV2). Franklin explained the original intent: RV1 was intended to conserve lower‑intensity cottage‑neighborhood character, while…
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