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Council amends home-occupation zoning after lengthy debate, keeps ordinance moving forward
Summary
After extended line‑by‑line debate and multiple motions, the council adopted several amendments to Ordinance O‑26‑7 (home occupations), clarifying permit requirements, restricting visible sales of regulated items, and preserving a permit path for small home-based businesses; the attorney said the final amended text will be formalized after the meeting.
The Chesapeake Beach Town Council spent much of the meeting debating and amending Ordinance O‑26‑7, the package of changes that would reinstate and modernize the town's rules for home-based businesses.
Councilors moved, amended and voted on dozens of detailed edits — from whether a zoning permit or a distinct use permit is required to how the code treats sales on the premises and whether controlled items should be excluded. Planning staff (Speaker 13) said the draft was intended as a 90‑day solution to reinstate…
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