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Chesapeake Beach planning commission advances draft land‑use table and map amid state preemption concern
Summary
The commission reviewed a proposed rewrite of the land‑use table and zoning map Feb. 25 that would fold a residential high‑density category into RV‑2 and apply RV‑1 to older small‑lot neighborhoods, with staff warning pending state legislation could force later changes. Commissioners asked staff to return with refined map edits and targeted permit conditions ahead of a May public hearing.
The Chesapeake Beach Planning Commission spent most of its Feb. 25 meeting reviewing a staff‑draft land‑use table and proposed zoning map refinements designed to align zoning districts with existing neighborhood patterns and to provide targeted tools for parking and redevelopment.
Planning staff recommended removing the city’s separate Residential High Density designation and consolidating those areas into an RV‑2 district, while applying RV‑1 to compact, historic small‑lot neighborhoods that currently suffer parking pressure. Staff said the revisions would let the town require additional parking or open space when redevelopment occurs…
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